A Visual History of IA and NH

A nifty chart from NPR:

Carter was the incumbent in 1980 but faced opposition.

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Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

Comments

  1. Andy says:

    I would hoping someone would post that data. It speaks for itself.

  2. John Peabody says:

    It does, doesn’t it? Just 90 seconds of studying this chart (using your very own powers of analysis) is more helpful than listening to blatherheads yammer for a half-hour.

  3. dmhlt says:

    Timely, intuitive, informative & interesting – thanks for sharing it!

  4. JohnMcC says:

    Adding my thanks.

  5. Grewgills says:

    There’s a mistake on the Dem chart for NH, Clinton was not the nominee in 2008.