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Measuring state power in presidential elections

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This essay describes a method that uses state voting records to calculate the probability that a state is pivotal in presidential elections. The method takes into consideration the changes in state voting patterns that occur at critical elections, and a separate power index is calculated for each period of stable state voting patterns. This results in a more descriptive measure of power when the resulting indices are compared with a similar index based on voting records from several different periods. Copyright Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1984

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  • Terrence Levesque, 1984. "Measuring state power in presidential elections," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 42(3), pages 295-310, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:42:y:1984:i:3:p:295-310
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00124948
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