The Persistence of New Hampshire's Memory: How to Calculate a Hurst Exponent for a Long-Standing Political Community

• In Event: JSS 15
  In JSS Session: Stability and Change in Vote Choice: New Examination of Old (and New) Approaches

Brief Overview

A technique useful in hydrology and financial analysis may also be useful in analyzing voting records. Using the technique shows that New Hampshire has less of a “memory” than does the Nile River.

Author

• Daniel J. Lane, Northeastern Illinois University