Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1998
Publication Source
Tennessee Government and Politics: Democracy in the Volunteer State
Abstract
To understand the forces shaping current Tennessee politics, we discuss two fundamental concepts of Tennessee's electoral system: voting turnout and partisanship. These two concepts are easily illustrated by two questions. First, how many people participate in elections in the state? Second, whom do Tennesseans elect to represent them? While we use a historical perspective to inform the analysis, we are generally more interested in the forces shaping politics in Tennessee today.
Inclusive pages
92-105
ISBN/ISSN
9780826513093
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 1998, Vanderbilt University Press
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Place of Publication
Nashville, TN
eCommons Citation
Richardson, Lillard E. Jr. and Neeley, Grant W., "Turnout and Partisanship in Tennessee Elections" (1998). Political Science Faculty Publications. 76.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/pol_fac_pub/76
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Comments
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