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Informationen zum Autor J. Clark Archer is professor of geography at University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Fiona M. Davidson is associate professor of geography at the University of Arkansas. Erin H. Fouberg is associate vice president for academic affairs and professor of geography at Northern State University. Kenneth C. Martis is emeritus professor of geography at West Virginia University. Richard L. Morrill is emeritus professor of geography at the University of Washington. Fred M. Shelley is emeritus professor of geography at the University of Oklahoma. Robert H. Watrel is associate professor of geography at South Dakota State University. Klappentext The presidential election of 2012 was hotly contested, with polls showing President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney neck-and-neck at various points during the campaign. In the end, Democrat Obama won reelection by nearly four percentage points at the national level; he won 26 states and the District of Columbia to Republican Romney's 24 states. Obama's victory confirmed that the election of the first African American president in 2008 was not a fluke, suggesting that racial attitudes in the United States have indeed matured in the recent past. Bringing together leading political geographers and political scientists, this authoritative atlas analyzes and maps the campaigns, primaries, general election, and key state referenda in the 2012 elections. The contributors offer a comprehensive and detailed assessment of a wide array of election issues and results including presidential primaries; newspaper endorsements and campaign stops; the results of the presidential election at the regional and national levels; and key voting patterns by race and ethnicity, religion, occupational groups, age, and poverty. Moving beyond the national race, the atlas examines important senatorial and gubernatorial races and considers selected state referenda including the marijuana votes in Colorado and Washington and same-sex marriage referenda in Maryland, Washington, Colorado, and Minnesota. The voting patterns identified in 2012 elections are also compared to earlier contests to provide political and geographic context over time. Illustrated with nearly 200 meticulously drawn full-color maps, the atlas will be an essential reference and a fascinating resource for pundits, voters, campaign staffs, and political junkies alike. Bringing together leading political geographers and political scientists, this atlas analyzes and maps the campaigns, primaries, general election, and key state referenda in the hotly contested 2012 elections. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction, J. Clark Archer, Robert H. Watrel, Fiona Davidson, Erin H. Fouberg, Kenneth C. Martis, Richard L. Morrill, Fred M. Shelley, and Gerald R. Webster Chapter 2: Electoral Structures Reapportionment, Kenneth C. Martis The Electoral College and the 2012 Presidential Election, Barney Warf Redistricting, Kenneth C. Martis U. S. House Districts and the Republican "Gerrymander" of 2012, Richard L. Engstrom Phantom Constituencies and the 2012 Election, Peter Wagner and Leah Sakala Chapter 3: Primary Elections Overview of the Republican Primary Elections, Fred M. Shelley Iowa Republican Precinct Caucuses, Fred M. Shelley Florida Republican Primary Election, Fred M. Shelley Ohio Republican Primary Election, Fred M. Shelley Chapter 4: The Campaign Overview of the Campaign, Gerald R. Webster Donorsheds: Individual Contributions to Obama and Romney, Carl T. Dahlman Campaign Expenditures in the 2012 Election, Chris Maier Campaign Stops, J. Clark Archer Geographic Place Name Use in the 2012 Presidential Debates, Matt Balentine, Justin Frazier, and Gerald R. Webster Newspaper Endorsements, Edward Heath Robinson and Gerald R. Webster Ballot Access in...
