Chapter 1.7
The South
Planned This chapter has not been written. It is listed so the book shows its full scope.
The question
Which political gaps between the South and the rest of the country closed, and which persisted?
The data
- ANES Cumulative Data FileYears: 1948-2024 (33 study years; even years only after 2004; no 2006, 2010 or 2014 study)
- General Social SurveyYears: 1972-2024 (35 study years)
- County election returnsYears: President 1868-2024 (40 elections); House and Senate 1990-2024
anesgsscounty-returns
The scope
Individuals Each row of the data is a person, so results describe people and can be compared across groups.
The chapter sits in Part I, The sort, the great sorting. Its unit of analysis is individuals. See how the book treats evidence.