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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Background and History -- Introduction: Determinants of the Great Diversity of U.S. Elections -- Elections -- Constitutional Provisions Regarding Elections in America -- Elections at the National Level -- Origins of the Two-Party System -- Competing to Replace the Whigs -- From Reconstruction to the Progressive Era -- Great Depression Ushers in New Political Era -- Voting Reforms amid Political Change -- Elections at the State Level -- State Governorships -- Elections at the Local Level -- Expansion of the Franchise by Law, Practice, and Court Decisions -- Expansion of the Franchise in America's First 100 Years -- Triumphs and Setbacks in Voting Rights since the Civil War -- Types of Elections -- Waning Parties and Rising Interest Groups in American Elections -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions -- Introduction -- Who Gets to Vote? -- Hyperpartisan Tribalism -- Gerrymandering of Electoral Districts -- Campaign Costs and Election Finance Reform -- Recruitment of Candidates -- Facets of Political Culture -- Political Participation and Religion -- New Political Culture -- Media and Elections -- Politically Motivated News Source Preferences and Beliefs -- Interest Groups and Elections -- The Impact of Federalism -- The Mechanics of Elections -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3. Perspectives -- Introduction -- Equality and Constitutional Electoral Reform: Problems and Prospects -- Is Colorado a One-Party State -- Thoughts on the 2020 Election -- Colorado's Election System: A National Model -- Voter Suppression and the Exclusion of American Citizenship -- The Kornacki Effect: Vote Count Framing in a Pandemic Year -- Social Justice Protests and the 2020 Presidential Election -- Indigenous Voters Helped Swing the 2020 Election.

Stanley Kelley, Jr., offers a new way of interpreting election outcomes without relying on the kind of arbitrary speculation usually elicited by this and other questions. He examines presidential elections from 1952 to 1981), with emphasis on the Johnson and Nixon landslides. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Heading to the polls -- The electoral college -- No contest for Washington -- The exciting election of 1800 -- Splitting up -- The interesting election of 1872 -- False on the front page -- Examining an election -- Change in 2008 -- Election of 2016 -- Key moments from famous elections.

In a world of fake news and populist politics, elections can seem like theatre. With growing rates of informal votes and a perceived narrowing of differences between the major parties, do Australian elections really matter? Taking ten examples, this book argues that elections do matter (even when you think they don't). It is not just elections with memorable jingles or triumphant campaigns from opposition to government that can shape the nation. Could it be that the Labor loss in 1969 formed the country more than the famous win in 1972? Or did the return of the Coalition in 1954 have more impact than securing government in 1949? Elections Matter looks at prime ministers and policies that never were and examines how the democratic process could have produced a different country. Had key elections taken a different turn, Australia might have had a different constitution, a different head of state, a different health and education system and a different foreign policy approach. This book looks at ten elections that formed Australia

The elections for Israel's nineteenth Knesset were held on January 22, 2013. This volume offers an in-depth analysis of Israel's 2013 elections from various perspectives. It presents an up-to-date picture of the complexity of Israeli democracy, its challenges, achievements, and failures. The Elections in Israel 2013 analyzes the give-and-take between the public and its leaders that is at the heart of elections. In doing so, it illuminates the role of elections in providing representation for different groups in Israeli society, and in giving voice to their political choices. This volume offers