Strategic Studies Quarterly

Abstract Electoral geography as a branch of political geography studies spatial patterns of power distribution in the framework of interrelated relations among geography (space), elections and power. Data and findings related to the elections show that various factors have played a role in people’s preferences affecting spatial distribution of presence in presidential elections. The eleventh presidential elections in Iran showed that victory of the moderation discourse against the fundamentalism discourse is a balance between different environmental (temporal and spatial) factors. It is also a kind of unified positive reaction toward a discourse that dominates the political culture and accordingly the political system of the country every eight year.

Abstract Geography of elections is one of the most relatively old concepts of the science of political Geography that assesses the interaction between space and place, electional processes, variety of decisions and vote results of voters of different regions, effectiveness of space differences of political behavior and shaping of polling stations.   Deviding territory to Polling – stations with specific borders and in proportional with geographical charactristics, general acceptance and electorial laws are preconditions of election and appointing the representatives of the people. This geograplical limites as a context for electing representatives in various local, regional and national levels, have an certain effect on the combination and founction of political institutations of the state. Thus, dividing territory to polling – stations based on numerus territorial, cultural and populational factors and applying geographical information systems, is the main focuse of Geography of Elections.