POLITICAL GEOGRAPHYPOLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

Interaction of politics and place Interaction of politics and place

Geography of PoliticsGeography of Politics

Effect of politics on place Effect of politics on place

Environmental effects of povertyDesperately poor Haitians chop down treesfor fuel; deforestation can be seen on border

HaitiHaiti

DominicanDominican RepublicRepublic

HaitiHaiti

DominicanDominicanRepublicRepublic

Most forest outside reservation logged out in 1800s;tribal timber industry gradually harvests trees inside reservation

Menominee Sustainable Forestry, Menominee Sustainable Forestry, WisconsinWisconsin

U.S.-U.S.-CanadaCanadaboundaryboundary

Alberta-Montana

U.S.-U.S.-MexicoMexicoboundaryboundary

Calexico, California-Mexicali, Mexico

U.S.-U.S.-MexicoMexicoboundaryboundary

El Paso, Texas-Juárez, Mexico

U.S.-U.S.-MexicoMexicoboundaryboundary

El Paso, Texas-Juárez, Mexico

U.S.-U.S.-MexicoMexicoboundaryboundary

El Paso, Texas-Juárez, Mexico

U.S.-U.S.-MexicoMexicoboundaryboundary

Juárez, Mexico

U.S.-U.S.-MexicoMexicoboundaryboundary

El Paso, Texas-Juárez, Mexico

U.S.-U.S.-MexicoMexicoboundaryboundary

El Paso, Texas

Politics of GeographyPolitics of Geography

Effect of place on politicsEffect of place on politics

ExampleExample::Making political boundariesMaking political boundaries

Levels ofadministrativeregions

Extension of U.S. states and territories

Extension of U.S. counties

Territorialorganization

Territorialorganization

Wisconsincounty

organization

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY

Political Geography of ElectionsPolitical Geography of Elections

Variation of voting districtsVariation of voting districtsand voting patternsand voting patterns

U.S.congressional

delegationredistricting,

1882, 1991Reapportionment :allocating seats toa geographic area

(after census)

““Gerrymandering”Gerrymandering”

Redistricting forRedistricting forpartisan purposespartisan purposes

WisconsinWisconsinAssemblyAssembly

redistricting,redistricting,1892, 19981892, 1998

1860 Presidential Vote 1860 Presidential Vote

Led to Southern secession, Civil War

1952 Presidential Vote 1952 Presidential Vote

1980 Presidential Vote 1980 Presidential Vote

1992 Presidential Vote 1992 Presidential Vote

2000 Presidential Electoral Vote2000 Presidential Electoral Vote(Electoral Vote system gives more power to smaller states)(Electoral Vote system gives more power to smaller states)

Red won electoral voteRed won electoral vote

2000 Presidential Popular Vote 2000 Presidential Popular Vote

Blue won popular voteBlue won popular vote

Electoral Votes by State 2004

2004

Bush 286Kerry 252

(went to Bush)

Popular Vote by County 2004Bush 51%Kerry 48%Nader 1%

OHOH

WIWI

NMNM

IAIA

FLFL

PAPA

MNMNMIMI

NHNH

COCO

Popular Vote by Population Density 2004

Popular Vote by County 2000

Popular Vote by County 2004

Bush turnout 2000 vs. 2004

Gore turnout 2000 vs. Kerry turnout 2004

Wisconsin Presidential Vote, 1896-1996 Wisconsin Presidential Vote, 1896-1996

Changes in Republican, Democratic and Progressive parties Changes in Republican, Democratic and Progressive parties

Wisconsin Governor’s Race, 2002 Wisconsin Governor’s Race, 2002

Doyle (D)Doyle (D) 45%45%McCallum (R)McCallum (R) 41%41%Thompson (L)Thompson (L) 11%11%Young (G)Young (G) 3% 3%

Pawlenty (R)Pawlenty (R) 45%45%Moe (D)Moe (D) 36%36%Penny (I)Penny (I) 16%16%Pentel (G)Pentel (G) 2% 2%

I

Minnesota Senate Race

Coleman (R)Coleman (R) 50%50%Mondale (D)Mondale (D) 47%47%Moore (I)Moore (I) 2% 2%Tricomo (G)Tricomo (G) 1% 1%

Davis (D)Davis (D) 48%48%Simon (R)Simon (R) 42%42%Camejo (G)Camejo (G) 5% 5%Copeland (L)Copeland (L) 2% 2%

Schwarzenegger (R) Schwarzenegger (R) 48%48%Bustamante (D)Bustamante (D) 32%32%McClintock (R)McClintock (R) 13%13%Camejo (G)Camejo (G) 3% 3%Other Other 4% 4%

U.S. Senate 2004

D 45R 55I 1

(R + 4)`

D 200R 231 (R +4)I 1

U.S. House 2004

D 21R 28Und. 1

StateGovernors

2004