Partisan Places

In Partisan Places, Irwin L. Morris describes a dramatic partisan shift at the local and state level caused by domestic migration patterns. Places with growing populations are becoming more Democratic, while places with declining or stagnating communities are increasingly Republican. These partisan shifts are primarily a function of the demographic profile of movers--who tend to be younger, more educated, more racially diverse, and more Democratic than stayers who remain in their hometowns. With case studies from across the nation, Partisan Places lays a foundation for understanding the evolving geography of American politics and the future trajectory of party competition in the US.

Irwin L. Morris is William T. Kretzer Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Executive Director and Department Head of the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University. His research covers a range of American institutions and political behavior, with a focus on Southern politics. He is the author of Movers and Stayers: The Partisan Transformation of Twenty-First Century Southern Politics (Oxford University Press, 2021), which won the Southern Political Science Association's 2022 V.O. Key Award for the best book on Southern politics.