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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

William Jennings Bryan, George Walker Bush, political ideology, party membership, Mountain West

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

Abstract

The Mountain West is the fastest-growing region in the country, and it is becoming increasingly important to national politics. For only the third time in history of the U.S. Congress, the Senate Majority Leader is currently from the Mountain West. In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush was only able to win the election because of the unanimous support of the Mountain West states. (Between the other 42 states of the Union, John Kerry won the election). The Mountain West is becoming increasingly important in determining the shape of the U.S. Congress and Presidency, and as such is becoming increasingly important in determining national policy. As a result, it is important to understand the political thought of the Mountain West and how it has developed over the century of its history as a political region. There has been little research done in analyzing the development of political thought in the Mountain West, but my research has helped to fill that void in scholarly research.

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