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Title: The Geography of Reelection: Incumbency Advantages, Redistricting, Compactness, and Electoral Responsiveness in the United States House of Representatives 1901-2005

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: Political districts come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They can be short and fat, long and skinny, jagged, round, or oblique. They can appear unnaturally misshapen, or they can be neat and compact. These misshapen districts often evoke a visceral response. Their appearance suggests that they are purposefully created to bias or cheat the electoral process. Politicians, political insiders, political scientists, political geographers and voters alike have long since hypothesized that the redistricting process has perpetuated both decreasing electoral competition and representation. This thesis analyzes both electoral competition and political representation through the lens of political redistricting.

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Authors: Pitcher, Lincoln H.

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Department: Political Science

Advisor: Jeff Lweis and Frasure Yokley

Degree: Senior Honors

Publisher Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Topics: Housing and Segregation, Other

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