Analyzing Congress Chapters 4 & 5

Chapter 4

• Prior Careers of the Massachusetts Delegation to the House, 91st Congress (1969-1971) Table 4-1
• Factors That Affect the Calculus of Progressive Ambition Table 4-2
• Midterm Loss of Seats by the President's Party Table 4-3
• Northern Virginia's Congressional Districts, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s Figure 4-1
• New Districts
• Success of High-and Low- Quality Challengers in 1994 Table 4-4
• Campaign Spending in House Races, 1980-1998, in 1999 Dollars Figure 4-2

Chapter 5

• Turnout in Congressional Elections, 1930-1998 Figure 5-1
• Variation in Turnout Among House Districts, 1994 and 1996 Figure 5-2
• Benefit to Citizen from Abstaining or Voting in an Election Table 5-1
• Probability of Voting as a Function of House Candidate Evaluations, 1994 Table 5-2
• Turnout and Winning Percentage of the Vote, House Elections, 1994 and 1996 Figure 5-3
• Relationship Between Attitudes Toward the United States and Voting Turnout in the 1994 Congressional Election Table 5-3
• Party Line Voters Among All Voters, 1952-1996 Figure 5-4
• Percentage of Survey Respondents Declining a Party Label, 1952-1998 Figure 5-5
• Party and Ideological Distance as Explanatory Factors in 1994 House Elections Table 5-4
• Ideological Extremity of Voters in 1994, by Interest in Politics Table 5-5
• Nested Constituencies as Seen by the Incumbent Figure 5-6