Jeffrey E. Cohen is Professor of Political Science at Fordham University.

"Cohen and his contributors take full advantage of new data sources to explore a wide range of second-generation research questions on state public opinion, and they do so in an innovative way that is sensitive to a range of theoretical and methodological issues left unresolved in previous research. The result is an extraordinary work that will have great impact on state politics, public opinion, and the intersection between these two fields."—James C. Garand, Louisiana State University "This excellent volume both presents new material and updates past work in the study of public opinion and politics and policymaking in the American states. Its state of the art presentation is certain to lead to further work in the field."—Robert Y. Shapiro, Columbia University

• Contents List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Contributors 1. "Introduction: Studying Public Opinion in the American States" by Jeffrey E. Cohen 2. "Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? Examining the Correlates of State-level Confidence in the Federal Government" by Paul Brace and Martin Johnson 3. "State Residency, State Laws, and Public Opinion" by Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox 4. "Mexican-American and Cuban-American Public Opinion: Differences at the State Level?" by David L. Leal 5. "Public Opinion in the States: Determinants of Legislative Job Performance" by John A. Hamman 6. "The State Economy, the National Economy, and Gubernatorial Popularity" by Jeffrey E. Cohen and James D. King 7. "Ideological Cleavage, Political Competition, and Policy Making in the American States" by Charles J. Barrilleaux 8. "The Civil State: Trust, Polarization, and the Quality of State Government" by Eric M. Uslaner 9. "Public Opinion and Policymaking in the Culture Wars: Is there a Connection between Opinion and State Policy on Gay and Lesbian Issues?" by Donald Haider-Markel and Matthew S. Kaufman 10. "Citizen Influences on State Policy Priorities: The Interplay of Public Opinion and Interest Groups" by Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby 11. "State Level Opinions From National Surveys: Post-Stratification Using Multilevel Logistic Regression" David K. Park, Andrew Gelman, and Joseph Bafumi 12. "Public Opinion in the States: A Quarter Century of Change and Stability" by Robert Erikson, Gerald Wright, and John McIver 13. "Conclusions: Where We Have Been, Where Should We Go" by Jeffrey E. Cohen Index