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Blue Metros, Red States
The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America's Swing States
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2020
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Assessing where the red/blue political line lies in swing states and how it is shifting
Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise lean Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon in American politics, one that will help shape elections and policy for decades to come. Blue Metros, Red States explores this phenomenon by analyzing demographic trends, voting patterns, economic data, and social characteristics of twenty-seven major metropolitan areas in thirteen swing statesstates that will ultimately decide who is elected president and the party that controls each chamber of Congress.
The book's key finding is a sharp split between different types of suburbs in swing states. Close-in suburbs that support denser mixeduse projects and transit such as light rail mostly vote for Democrats. More distant suburbs that feature mainly large-lot, single-family detached houses and lack mass transit often vote for Republicans. The book locates the red/blue dividing line and assesses the electoral state of play in every swing state. This red/blue political line is rapidly shifting, however, as suburbs urbanize and grow more demographically diverse. Blue Metros, Red States is especially timely as the 2020elections draw near.
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2020
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3847-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3848-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
backcover1
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Table of Contents No access
Foreword No access
Preface: The Origins of Blue Metros, Red States No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 28
Blue Horizons and Red Roadblocks No access Pages 29 - 80
Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania and Virginia No access Pages 81 - 128
South Atlantic: Georgia and North Carolina No access Pages 129 - 170
Florida No access Pages 171 - 224
Midwest: Michigan and Ohio No access Pages 225 - 274
Upper Midwest: Minnesota and Wisconsin No access Pages 275 - 308
Texas No access Pages 309 - 336
Mountain West: Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada No access Pages 337 - 382
From Blue Metros to Blue States No access Pages 383 - 402
Epilogue: The View from Washington No access Pages 403 - 420
