Geospatial analysis of presidential elections in Mexico, 2012

Authors

  • Vladimir Hernández-Hernández Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612015000100009

Keywords:

spatial concentration, socio-territorial transformations, spatial distribution.

Abstract

The importance of electoral geography, as a branch of political geography, stems from the opportunity it provides to explain electoral preferences in terms of territories.
Electoral research with a geographic focus assumes that individual political preferencesÍ concentrated in a particular location are not unrelated, but are in fact correlated. ThisÍ article discusses the existence of a geography of the presidential vote in the 2012 elections inÍ Mexico. After reviewing the literature and arguing in favor of the use of exploratory spatialÍ data analysis, the article proposes the use of spatial autocorrelation indices for the study ofÍ presidential elections. The proposed scheme, while offering a glimpse of territorial politicalÍ polarization in Mexico, allows for a valuation of the explanatory power of geographic spaceÍ in electoral processes.

Published

2015-01-02

How to Cite

Hernández-Hernández, V. (2015). Geospatial analysis of presidential elections in Mexico, 2012. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 41(122). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612015000100009

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