Representing red and blue [electronic resource] : how the culture wars change the way citizens speak and politicians listen / David C. Barker and Christopher Jan Carman. Barker, David C. (David Christopher), 1969- Carman, Christopher J. Party affiliation United States. Voting United States. Social choice United States. Political socialization United States. Politics and culture United States. Constituent power United States. Representative government and representation United States. JK2271 .B36 2012 306.20973 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012). This study presents an in-depth analysis of several years (conducted between 2004 and 2009) of national surveys designed specifically to assess public preferences for, and evaluations of, political representation in the US. In addition, unique aggregate data are used to examine how public preferences for representation influence how elected officials represent their constituents. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199796564.001.0001 eng United States. United States. United States. United States. United States. United States. United States.