Orange, Blue and White, and Blonde: The ElectoralGeography of Ukraine's 2006 and 2007 Rada Elections

摘要

Two American geographers specializing in the electoral geography of post-SovietRussia and Ukraine examine the results of the two successive elections to Ukraine's nationalparliament, in 2006 and 2007. Their primary focus is on identifying spatial differences invoter preferences and turnout across Ukraine, and on exploring the associations betweenthese and the historical background and social and economic conditions within Ukrainianregions. The revealed general relationships between geographic setting and voting outcomes,when applied to the study of shifts in voter turnout and party preference across regions overtime, yield insights into voting patterns that may be manifest in Ukraine's next presidentialelection in 2010.