Changing Patterns in American Voting Behavior, 1914-1980 |
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| Authors: | TUCKEL PETER S; TEJERA FELIPE |
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| Institution: | Peter S. Tuckel is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, The City University of New York. Felipe Tejera is a doctoral student in sociology at New York University. The authors wish to thank Dr. Richard Maisel of the Department of Sociology, The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York University, for his invaluable assistance in all phases of this project. |
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| Abstract: | This paper analyzes voting behavior for President, Senate, andHouse at the state level for the period 1914–80. The majorfinding of this study is that since World War II, there hasbeen a pronounced trend toward "particularization" in votingfor federal offices. This trend consists of more than the erosionof party attachments among the electorate; it also includesthe dissolution of other traditional electoral ties such aspresidential coattails, the midterm congressional swing, andincumbency. As a result of this trend, the vote in federal electionsis largely determined by factors which are unique to the specificsetting in which each election occurs and by the ability ofcandidates to convert these factors to their political advantagethrough mass media campaigns. |
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