{"product_id":"blue-metros-red-states-david-f-damore-9780815738473","title":"Blue Metros, Red States: The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America's Swing States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssessing where the red\/blue political line lies in swing states and how it is shifting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise lean Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon in American politics, one that will help shape elections and policy for decades to come. \u003ci\u003eBlue Metros, Red States\u003c\/i\u003e explores this phenomenon by analyzing demographic trends, voting patterns, economic data, and social characteristics of twenty-seven major metropolitan areas in thirteen swing states that will ultimately decide who is elected president and the party that controls each chamber of Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's key finding is a sharp split between different types of suburbs in swing states. Close-in suburbs that support denser mixed use projects and transit such as light rail mostly vote for Democrats. More distant suburbs that feature mainly large-lot, single-family detached houses and lack mass transit often vote for Republicans. The book locates the red\/blue dividing line and assesses the electoral state of play in every swing state. This red\/blue political line is rapidly shifting, however, as suburbs urbanize and grow more demographically diverse. \u003ci\u003eBlue Metros, Red States\u003c\/i\u003e is especially timely as the 2020 elections draw near.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, Karen A. Danielsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815738471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815738473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.40d","brand":"David F. Damore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978563387647,"sku":"9780815738473","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0d5822a-ae5e-40dd-9ef5-dd7b20ccdef5.jpg?v=1683242146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-metros-red-states-david-f-damore-9780815738473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}