The Political Geography of Campaign Finance: Fundraising and Contribution Patterns in Presidential Elections, 2004-2012

by Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Patrick A. Stewart, Karen Sebold, Joshua L. Mitchell

Overview

The Political Geography of Campaign Finance examines the distribution of political campaign contributions in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 preprimary election periods. Using aggregated individual level data, the authors determine if certain areas contribute more to presidential candidates in different stages of the campaign, and if these patterns are independent of wealth and partisanship. Unlike previous research, this book examines individual counties over multiple election cycles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137445575
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/07/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Author Joshua L. Mitchell: Joshua L. Mitchell is Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Arkansas, USA

Table of Contents

1. The Political Geography of Campaign Contributions
2. The Timing of Presidential Campaign Contributions
3. Participation in the Early Financing of Presidential Candidates
4. A Tale of Two Parties?: Do Republicans and Democratic Contenders Have Different Geographical Fundraising Bases?
5. Median Income: An Alternative Explanation for Campaign Contributions
7. Conclusion and Discussion