"...the book combines concise prose with color maps and charts to illustrate how the nation's highest elective office is filled...[making] this volume a useful research tool for reports on the presidency."

--School Library Journal, November 2001

Routledge New York Web Site, January, 2002

From the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 through the election of 2000, The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections traces every presidential race in U.S. history. A variety of colorful, clearly presented maps, graphs and illustrations place national results at the reader's fingertips and provide insights into local and regional trends that played decisive roles in determining who was elected and how. This atlas also illuminates major themes in electoral politics ranging from the role of status, voter anxiety, and ethnic conflict to the influence of corporations and campaign contributors. Historically accurate and up-to-date, The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections offers a refreshing treatment of the political contests that have shaped the nation.

Introduction
The Elections of 1789 and 1792
The Election of 1796
The Elections of 1800 and 1804
The Elections of 1808 and 1812
The Elections of 1816 and 1820
The Election of 1824
The Election of 1828
The Election of 1832
The Election of 1836
The Election of 1840
The Election of 1844
The Election of 1848
The Election of 1852
The Election of 1856
The Election of 1860
The Election of 1864
The Election of 1868
The Election of 1872
The Election of 1876
The Election of 1880
The Election of 1884
The Election of 1888
The Election of 1892
The Election of 1896
The Election of 1900
The Election of 1904
The Election of 1908
The Election of 1912
The Election of 1916
The Election of 1920
The Election of 1924
The Election of 1928
The Election of 1932
The Election of 1936
The Election of 1940
The Election of 1944
The Election of 1948
The Election of 1952
The Election of 1956
The Election of 1960
The Election of 1964
The Election of 1968
The Election of 1972
The Election of 1976
The Election of 1976
The Election of 1980
The Election of 1984
The Election of 1988
The Election of 1992
The Election of 1996
The Election of 2000
List of Presidents and Vice Presidents
Sources for further reading
Index