Democratic-Republicans and State Legislatures: Party Emergence from the Bottom-Up, 1776-1824

• In Event: JSS 11
  In JSS Session: Party Competition in the US

Brief Overview

This paper investigates bottom-up emergence of the Democratic-Republican Party exploring three possible mechanisms particularly focusing on the ability of the party to gerrymander with a case study of Pennsylvania redistricting between 1796 and 1824.

Author

• Aric Dale Gooch, University of Missouri