The 2016 presidential election was one of the most dramatic upsets in US political history. Virtually all pre-election polls indicated Democrat Hillary Clinton ahead of Republican Donald Trump in the popular vote and Electoral College. The Atlas of the 2016 Elections explains the surprising Trump victory with a series of unique maps unleashing the illustrative power of cartography and the explanatory power of history and political geography. The contributors-a balanced mix of geographers, political scientists, and historians-provide a comprehensive examination of the election process from the primary campaigns and nominating conventions to the fall campaign and final results. In addition to the presidential election, the Atlas has full coverage of other important races, including congressional races, state races, and local and state referenda. Illustrated with more than one hundred meticulously drawn full-color maps, the Atlas will be an essential reference and a fascinating resource for pundits, voters, campaign staff, and political junkies alike.
List of Figures and Tables Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Robert H. Watrel and Erin K. Fouberg Chapter 2: Primary Elections The 2016 Presidential Primary Campaigns Fred M. Shelley and Ashley M. Hitt 2016 Presidential Primaries: Michigan Lisa M. DeChano-Cook Chapter 3: The Campaign The 2016 Campaign John Heppen Donorsheds: Individual Contributions to Clinton and Trump Carl T. Dahlman Campaign Expenditures in the 2016 Election Chris Maier Campaign Stops J. Clark Archer and Jill A. Archer Place Name Use in the 2016 Presidential Debates Matthew Balentine and Gerald R. Webster Vote Fraud or Vote Suppression: The Debate Before and After the 2016 Election Richard L. Engstrom Newspaper Endorsements of Presidential Candidates in the 2016 Election Lindy Westenhoff and Gerald R. Webster Misogyny, Twitter, and the Rural Voter Monica Stephens, Li Tong, Scott Hale and Mark Graham Chapter 4: Outcomes Results of the 2016 Presidential Election at the State and County Levels Fred M. Shelley, John Heppen and Richard L. Morrill Voter Participation Chris Maier Statistical Analysis of the 2016 Election in Historical Perspective Fred M. Shelley, Robert H. Watrel and J. Clark Archer Spatial Analysis of the 2016 Election John Heppen Metropolitan Concentration of the Democratic Vote Richard L. Morrill and Jason Combs The 2016 Presidential Vote: The Rural Vote Jeff Crump Micropolitan County Voting Jason Combs Flipped Counties in the 2016 Election Jason Combs An Increasingly Polarized America? Ron Johnston, Kelvyn Jones and David Manley Election Outcomes: Absolute and Relative Richard L. Morrill and Kimberly K. Johnson Chapter 5: Regions Northeast William Berentsen Appalachia Ken C. Martis Southeast Jonathan I. Leib Midwest John Heppen Great Plains Robert H. Watrel Mountain West Tony Robinson Pacific John Agnew Chapter 6: Demographics and Identity Population Subgroups Richard L. Morrill Hispanic Voting Trends and Issues in the 2016 Presidential Election Ryan Weichelt Asian American Vote Daniel McGowin Gender and Voting in the 2016 Election Fiona Davidson Religion and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Fred M. Shelley Bible Belt Gerald R. Webster and Daniel McGowin Trump, Brexit and the Global Revolt of the "Left Behind" Ron Johnston, David Manley and Kelvyn Jones Chapter 7: Congressional Elections and Roll Call Votes Membership, Party, and Caucuses in the 114th Congress Erin H. Fouberg 114th Congress Roll-Call Votes Erin H. Fouberg Overview of the 2016 Senate Elections Ryan Weichelt 2016 Wisconsin Senate Election Kenneth French 2016 Minnesota 2nd Congressional District Election Samuel Loftsgaarden Symbiotic Elections: The 2016 Arizona Senate and 1st Congressional District Levi John Wolf Obamacare and the 2016 Election Ryan Weichelt Chapter 8: State Elections, Local Elections and Referenda Persistence and Change in State and Local Elections Richard L. Morrill Missouri Gubernatorial Election 2016 Matthew Engel Seattle's 2013 Vote on Election of Council by District Richard L. Morrill and Ben Anderstone Montana 2016: Conservativism vs. Contrarianism? Larry Knopp North Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 2016 Katie Weichelt How Laquan McDonald's Shooting "Shook" up the Cook County State's Attorney Election Megan A. Gall and Jennifer L. Patin Comparison of 2012 and 2016 Presidential Results for Wisconsin Voting Districts Ryan Weichelt Marijuana Legalization Votes in 2016 Richard L. Morrill and Larry Knopp Precinct Level Analysis in Washington: Minimum Wage versus the Presidency Ben Anderstone and Richard L. Morrill Chapter 9: The 2016 Election and Beyond J. Clark Archer, Robert H. Watrel, Fiona Davidson, Erin H. Fouberg, Kenneth C. Martis, Richard L. Morrill, Fred M. Shelley, and Gerald R. Webster Index
