Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State

Contents

PART I

THE PARADOX 1
  1. 1 Introduction 3
  2. 2 Rich State, Poor State 8
  3. 3 How the Talking Heads Can Be So Confused 24

PART II

WHAT’S GOING ON 41
  1. 4 Income and Voting over Time 43
  2. 5 Inequality and Voting 58
  3. 6 Religious Reds and Secular Blues 76
  4. 7 The United States in Comparative Perspective 94

PART III

WHAT IT MEANS 109
  1. 8 Polarized Parties 111
  2. 9 Competing to Build a Majority Coalition 137
  3. 10 Putting It All Together 165
  • Notes 179
  • Index 221