In North Carolina, It's Not Election Day—It's Election Month: An Analysis of the 2008 Election

Authors

  • J. Michael Bitzer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.2010.31.0.223-244

Abstract

As one of the most competitive presidential contests in 2008, North Carolina also experienced a dramatic surge in early voting. While the literature regarding early voting presents conflicting findings, the opportunity to merge this area of study in voting behavior with the idea that “place matters” enables researchers to explore integrated questions about the activities and decisions of voters. By using a precinct-level analysis of urban, suburban, and rural voters in 2004 and 2008, this research begins an exploration of the impact of location and the opportunity to cast early ballots in turning a formerly red Republican state into a hue of a Tar Heel-blue state.

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2010-11-01

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