The Rise of the Urban South and the Evolution of Two-Party Politics

• In Event: Partisan Change

Brief Overview

Drawing on archived data, we are able to disaggregate trends in party development by urban and rural areas, as well as by state. We show that there is more involved in Republican Party development than black empowerment.

Authors

• Jim Gimpel, University of Maryland-College Park

• Nathan Huey Lovin, University of Maryland-College Park