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Don't Blame Redistricting for Uncompetitive Elections
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Edited | Wishful Thinking May 25, 2005 06:15pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| News Date | Thursday, May 26, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Why have House districts become less competitive? For the same reasons that states and counties have become less competitive--Americans are increasingly living in communities and neighborhoods whose residents share their values and they are increasingly voting for candidates who reflect those values. [...] The 1976 and 2004 presidential elections were equally close but there were far more swing states in 1976 than in 2004. In 1976, 20 states with 299 electoral votes were decided by a margin of less than five percentage points. In 2004, only 10 states with 106 electoral votes were decided by a margin of less than five percentage points. |
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