Florida and the 2016 Election of Donald J. Trump

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-8130-5623-4
Verlag: Longleaf Services on Behalf of U of Florida Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 472 g

Showing how “chaos candidate” Donald Trump scored critical victories in Florida in an election cycle that defied conventional political wisdom, this volume offers surprising insights into the 2016 Republican primary and presidential election.

Using historical and current election results, campaign spending numbers, United States Census data, and individual surveys, contributors find that Trump won rural and suburban voters that the Clinton campaign had ignored. They discover that early voting was less decisive than has been assumed; that the immigration issue may not have been as important to Hispanic voters as analysts believed; and that African American voter turnout was down significantly from 2012 despite the racially divisive nature of Trump’s campaign. Essays also include a breakdown of how the unpredictable voting patterns in Central Florida’s I-4 Corridor often determine which candidate takes the state.

Florida’s clout should not be dismissed. The state awards more electoral votes than most, and its victor has gone on to claim the presidency in the last six elections. This volume forecasts the future of the most politically volatile state in the union and reveals emerging trends in the national political landscape.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corrigan, Matthew T

Binder, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew T. Corrigan, professor of political science and public administration at the University of North Florida, is the author of several books, including Conservative Hurricane: How Jeb Bush Remade Florida and American Royalty: The Bush and Clinton Families and the Danger to the American Presidency.