ABSTRACT
This book attempted to provide a useful overview of contemporary trends in migration and voting patterns in the United States and make the case that political scientists should pay close attention to demographic trends. It argued that migration patterns are leading to a more geographically polarized electorate, but noted that some migration trends are making certain communities and states more politically competitive, rather than less. This book also examined individual-level survey data in order to better determine whether or not Bishop and Cushing's (2008) hypothesis that Americans are deliberately “sorting” into politically homogenous neighborhoods was congruent with Americans' migratory behavior and their levels of community satisfaction. The findings presented here largely confirm Bishop and Cushing's intuitions—though it appears that partisan self-selection in migration is a predominantly Republican phenomenon. This book also considered the question of whether or not Republicans and Democrats systematically differ in their migration patterns for reasons not directly related to partisan politics. This was also largely confirmed by the findings presented in the preceding pages.
