While the effects of legal and institutional arrangements on political participation are well
documented, little attention has been given to the potential participatory effects of one of the …

Tremendous transformation marks the last three decades of American politics, and nowhere
has this change been as distinctive and penetrating as in the American South. After 120 …

The authors examine constituency changes induced by redistricting and ask three
questions: What explains the amount of instability and uncertainty induced by redistricting …

The 113th Congress has a record number of racial and ethnic minorities serving on Capitol
Hill. Using the 2008 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), we examine what …

Redistricting cases offer a unique opportunity to test the effects of partisan favoritism in
judging and to investigate when partisanship might influence decision making distinctly from …

Radical redistricting plans, such as that pushed through by Texas governor Rick Perry in
2003, are frequently used for partisan purposes. Perry's plan sent twenty-one Republicans …

Many US states require redistricting authorities to follow traditional districting principles
(TDPs) like the creation of compact districts and respecting the integrity of county and town …

How can partisan mapmakers enact a partisan gerrymander in the presence of risk-averse
co-partisan incumbents who wish to keep most of their constituencies intact? Until now the …

Redistricting has the effect of placing numerous voters into districts with a different
incumbent seeking reelection. This event brings up an important question that has not been …

This book explores how the United States institutions of democracy have affected a citizen's
ability to participate in politics. The 2000 election and the ensuing decade of research …