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Article
Revisiting Majority-Minority Districts and Black Representation
Political Research Quarterly
(2017)
Abstract
What is the minimum black population necessary to elect African-American state lawmakers? We offer the most comprehensive examination of the election of black state legislators in the post-Thornburg v. Gingles (1986) era.
Keywords
- Will Hicks,
- black state legislators,
- majority-minority districts,
- black representation,
- state legislative elections
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 14, 2017
Citation Information
Will Hicks. "Revisiting Majority-Minority Districts and Black Representation" Political Research Quarterly (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/will-hicks/6/