GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Electoral Geography, Majority Minority, Derry
18 Jun 2020
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The study of the dual interactions between geography and political; structures as they impact. How spatial patterns of social characteristics affect electoral outcomes and political decisions. How the geographical structure of the election system affects electoral results. Social- spatial. : do people of different social-cultural groups vote differently. Political polarization: reduced exposure to contrary views and less likely to discuss politics with those who have opposing views. Facilitated by social geographic processes such as residential segregation social isolation in neighbourhoods and social environment. Segregation increases political polarization and alter electoral geography of neighbourhood. Political units elect a representative to government; this person should" represent the opinions of the population of the area. Political redistricting: the process of redrawing political boundaries (in an attempt) to insure population homogeneous within each district. In most cases the shape and boundaries of electoral districts are relatively logical. Gerrymandering: the realignment of electoral boundaries to benefit a particular political party.
