ABSTRACT

This chapter analyzes recent trends in electoral geography research since the publication of Developments in Electoral Geography in 1990. It first examine whether electoral geography has declined as an important subfield of political geography. The chapter second assesses trends in the topics studied and theoretical approaches employed within electoral geography. It concludes by assessing to what extent electoral geographers have responded to the criticisms and critiques of the subdiscipline issued 20 years ago. The first issue address is whether electoral geography has declined as an important subfield within political geography. The examinations of the districting process, and methods to bring electoral studies into the classroom. Redistricting, the "process of drawing electoral district boundaries for the purpose of electing members to a legislative body" has been a staple of electoral geography research going back as far as the early work of.