America’s new swing region: The political demography and geography of the Mountain West

Presenters

Ruy Teixeira, Brookings Institution; Center for American Progress and the Century Foundation
William Frey, Brookings Institution

Location

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Start Date

8-10-2010 8:45 AM

End Date

8-10-2010 9:15 AM

Description

The 2008 Presidential election showed the political importance of the Mountain West, America's new swing region. Changing demographics and shifting geographical voting patterns have put this region in play between the two parties and competition is sure to be fierce for many years to come. This paper examines the political demography and geography of states in the Mountain West in anticipation of this November’s elections and the 2012 Presidential election.

Keywords

Demography political aspects; Great Basin; Presidents election; Voting; West (U.S.)

Disciplines

American Politics | Demography, Population, and Ecology | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Regional Sociology | Sociology

Language

English

Comments

Discussant: David Damore, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UNLV

Audio/Video
The video file has two speakers. The second speakers, Dr. Lang and Dr. Sanchez, begin at 57:27. File size: 343 megabytes

First attached file: 23 PowerPoint slides

Second attached file: 18 PowerPoint slides