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Using Geographic Information Systems to Measure District Change, 2000–2002

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2017

Michael H. Crespin
Michael H. Crespin*
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Department of Political Science, Michigan State University, 303 S. Kedzie Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824. e-mail: crespinm@msu.edu
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Abstract

In this article, I use geographic information systems to develop a continuous measure of district continuity and change following the 2000–02 congressional redistricting cycle. The new measure provides details of where the new population in a district came from and how the old population was distributed within new districts. This measure is then used to demonstrate the independent and interactive influence of district change on competition for congressional elections.

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Research Article
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Political Analysis , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , Summer 2005 , pp. 253 - 260
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Copyright © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Political Methodology 

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