How Congress Gets Elected

In this companion guide to How Congress Works, readers get an easy-to-read, solid introduction to how American voters elect their representatives and how the process has changed throughout our country's history.At the dawn of the new century, only half of those who are eligible to vote actually exercise their franchise in major elections, and even fewer in off years without a presidential contest. In How Congress Gets Elected, the CQ election experts consider the problem as they present a coherent picture of the demographic makeup of Congress, the direction of political parties, campaign financing, reapportionment, and redistricting.