Ronald E. McNair Program


Shundral Hobson 
   SCHOOL:  University of Mississippi 
  MAJOR:    Political Science
  MENTOR:   Dr. John Winkle
  EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE:  May 2005
  ORGANIZATIONS & HONORS: 
  • IMAGE Scholar
  • Diversity Committee
  • Institute for Racial Reconciliation
  • ASB Minority Affairs Committee
  • Rotaracts
  • Black Student Union
  • NAACP
  • Deans Honor Roll
  • Kelly Gene Cook Scholarship Recipient
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
  • National Panhellenic Council President
  • Ronald E. McNair Scholar
       email:  sthobson@olemiss.edu

 

ABSTRACT

Majority-Minority Congressional Districts and Their Effect on Representation
 

Majority- minority congressional districts were created in the 1980’s as a way to ensure that African- American and other minority congressman would be elected to public office.  Legislators specifically craved out sections of states to reflect minorities as the majority.  In most majority-minority congressional districts, the voting age population (VAP) is about 62% African American making them the overwhelming majority of voters.  My research will focus on whether or not representatives from these districts, over a particular period of time, actually do vote for legislation that favors the new majority in their home district.