GEOG 1HA3 Lecture 3: Electoral Geographies
3 Mar 2017
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Electoral geography: the study of the dual interactions between geography and political structures as they impact electoral outcomes. How spatial patterns of social characteristics affect electoral outcomes and political decisions. How the geographical structure of the election system affects electoral results. These social characteristics are associated with voting patterns with distinct spatial patterns. Vote results in 2016 u. s. presidential election. Gender democrat: 41% m, 54% f, republican: 53% m, 42% f. Age great difference in results in terms of age (younger citizens voting very much in favor of democrat, had more than 19% turned out to vote, they might have won) Income lower income majorly for democrat. Education high school or less voted more republican, post graduate voted majorly for democrat. Ethnicity/race white overwhelmingly for republican, black overwhelmingly democrat but only 12% voted. Urban/rural rural for republican, urban for democrat. White, male, uneducated group most of republican voters.
