A data-rich historical picture of American elections and the
American electorate, from 1789 to the present. A Statistical
History of the American Electorate adds a new, never explored
dimension to study of the nation's political system. Rusk has
examined thousands of pieces of information and masses of
historical and contemporary numerical data on elections to draw a
new picture of our evolving voting ways and byways. His book adds
immeasurably to the abundant literature about actual results and
voting returns from specific elections by gathering data over time
- 200 years - and casting it into historical patterns. The material
in each of his eight chapters is introduced with an essay that
explains the data and its importance, and sets it all in context.
Chapters include: Election Laws and Suffrage. Lists and dates
election laws that define the eligible electorate. Describes
qualifications such as property owner-ship, paying taxes,
residency, sex, literacy, and many more. Also discusses popular
electoral participation such as the initiative and referendum.
Voting Participation. Lists three forms of voting participation -
turnout, mobilization, and eligibility - as percentage values by
the nation, region, and state. This analysis casts light on voter
activity as well as the portion of citizens entitled (or barred)
from participating at different times in U.S. history.
Presidential, House, Senate, and Gubernatorial Voting. These four
chapters show partisan vote percentages at the national, regional,
and state level for Democratic, Republican, and Other categories
and the Democratic percent of the major two-party vote. The author
uses conventional designations of political parties as well as
newly designed alternative descriptions that give a more accurate
reflection of the partisan nature of each state. Measures of Voting
Behavior. Using data from the other chapters, Rusk shows over 200
years of party competition, partisan swing, split-ticket voting,
partisan strength and many other dimensions of the electoral
system. No other volume brings together such a rich variety of
information and sets it in an analytical context. A must-purchase
for scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, libraries with
political science collections, and anyone interested in the
American electoral system.
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