Party Identification and Electoral Change in the United States
Author : Ralph B. Maughan
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 12,7 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Elections
ISBN :
Author : Ralph B. Maughan
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 12,7 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Elections
ISBN :
Author : Matthew Levendusky
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 2009-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0226473678
As Washington elites drifted toward ideological poles over the past few decades, did ordinary Americans follow their lead? In The Partisan Sort, Matthew Levendusky reveals that we have responded to this trend—but not, for the most part, by becoming more extreme ourselves. While polarization has filtered down to a small minority of voters, it also has had the more significant effect of reconfiguring the way we sort ourselves into political parties. In a marked realignment since the 1970s—when partisan affiliation did not depend on ideology and both major parties had strong liberal and conservative factions—liberals today overwhelmingly identify with Democrats, as conservatives do with Republicans. This “sorting,” Levendusky contends, results directly from the increasingly polarized terms in which political leaders define their parties. Exploring its far-reaching implications for the American political landscape, he demonstrates that sorting makes voters more loyally partisan, allowing campaigns to focus more attention on mobilizing committed supporters. Ultimately, Levendusky concludes, this new link between party and ideology represents a sea change in American politics.
Author : John Clifford Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 35,10 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780742553224
Every four years, "The State of the Parties" brings readers up to date on party action in election years and in between.
Author : Donald P. Green
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,97 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300101560
A treatment of party identification, in which three political scientists argue that identification with political parties powerfully determines how citizens look at politics and cast their ballots. They build a case for the continuing theoretical and political significance of partisan identities.
Author : Jeff Stonecash
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,50 MB
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429969511
Party polarization in the House of Representatives has increased recently. Explaining this development has been difficult given current interpretations of American elections. The dominant framework for interpreting elections has been to see them as candidate-centered or individualistic. This book explains the emergence of party polarization by focusing on how the constituencies of House districts affect partisan outcomes and the subsequent voting behavior of House members. The analysis is premised on the simple argument that members are elected from districts, and an explanation of polarization must begin with districts. The origins of polarization lie in the realignment of the electoral bases of the parties, and the shifting demographic composition of America. The analysis will focus primarily on changes since the 1960s.
Author : Edward G. Carmines
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0691218250
The description for this book, Issue Evolution: Race and the Transformation of American Politics, will be forthcoming.
Author : Paul M. Sniderman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 2012-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0691154171
This volume presents a new theory of party identification, the central concept in the study of voting. Challenging the idea that voters identify with a political party out of emotional attachment, this work explains why party identification in contemporary American politics enables voters to make coherent policy choices.
Author : John C. Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742599558
Every four years, The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on party action in election years and in between. With the dual themes of continuity and change characterizing the new edition, this essential party primer includes: three new chapters on party roles in the 2008 election, a section on the impact of party resources for the campaign, extensive coverage of party mobilization efforts via the Internet and local activity, and new chapters covering topics ranging from Republican's fall from grace to party governance under Nancy Pelosi to President Obama's role in party politics, and as always, a distinguished roster of contributors.
Author : Maureen Moakley
Publisher :
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Elections
ISBN : 9780814205716
This collection of original articles examines change in voter party identification and its impact on state politics in fourteen states representing every region of the country. Party realignment - a gradual shift from Democrats to Republicans - has been most noticeable in presidential elections and in the shift to a Republican-controlled Senate in Ronald Reagan's first term. This volume considers the autonomous parties within each state as a way of studying transformations in the party system. Each state study uses comparable data and similar measurements to consider four major factors in party realignment: political and social indicators, including long-term economic and demographic changes; trends in party identification, with a summary of the general shifts in partisan attachments and ideological orientations of voters over at least a ten-year period; electoral trends, including a summary of presidential, congressional, legislative, and local results; and politics and power, with an emphasis on the impact of partisan and electoral developments on party realignment. Among other conclusions, these studies of realignment patterns within states suggest that, while regional trends emerge, demographic and economic factors within states are more important than national issues and candidate personalities. An essential work for scholars and students in political science, Party Realignment and State Politics will be of particular interest to those who wish to better understand how party politics will come into play on a national and state level in the 1992 presidential election.
Author : John S. Jackson
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815726384
From party polarization, elections, and internal party politics, to the evolution of the U.S. presidency, John S. Jackson's new book has something for everyone interested in American politics. Beginning with a discussion of the creation of the U.S. government to the formation of today's political powerhouses, Jackson provides a narrative sweep of American party history like none other. Unique to this book is a detailed breakdown of the evolution of political parties from 1832 to the current era. Jackson explains how the reform era came to be, as well as how it produced the polarized party era we have today. In doing so, he guides the reader to an appreciation of where U.S. party politics originated and the aspirations of those who helped create the current system. Jackson also examines the internal mechanisms and personalities of the Democratic and Republican parties. He compares multiple presidential elections, thus telling a broader story of the unfolding of today's party polarization and gridlock. He also explores the theoretical meaning of the changes observed in the parties from the responsible party model perspective. The themes of continuity and change are set in the context of group-think versus rational decisionmaking. Specific focus is given to political elites who are sophisticated about politics and who make strategic decisions, but are also bound by their humanity and occasionally fail to see the right deci-sion due to their own personal biases. This book will be particularly useful for those who want to explore polarization, the responsible parties model, the rational actor model, and anyone who wants to better understand elections, party politics, and the evolution of the presidency.