The Adoption and Performance of the U.S. Single-Member District Electoral System
by
Jay K. Dow
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
In the United States we elect members of the House of Representative from single-member districts: the candidate who receives the most votes from each geographically defined district wins a seat in the House. This system—so long in place that it seems perfectly natural—is, however, unusual. Most...