Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state: why Americans vote the way they do

Abstract

PART I: THE PARADOX 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction 3 CHAPTER 2: Rich State, Poor State 8 CHAPTER 3: How the Talking Heads Can Be So Confused 24 PART II: WHAT'S GOING ON 41 CHAPTER 4: Income and Voting over Time 43 CHAPTER 5: Inequality and Voting 58 CHAPTER 6: Religious Reds and Secular Blues 76 CHAPTER 7: The United States in Comparative Perspective 94 PART III: WHAT IT MEANS 109 CHAPTER 8: Polarized Parties 111 CHAPTER 9: Competing to Build a Majority Coalition 137 10 Putting It All Together 165 Notes and Sources 179 Index 221