Title

Classification of presidential elections: An update

Authors

Authors

J. Knuckey

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Polity

Keywords

REALIGNMENT; Political Science

Abstract

This research note extends Gevald Pomper's 1967 classification of presidential elections through the 1996 election, replicating Pomper's methodology and adding a factor analysis to reveal the structure of presidential elections. That analysis identifies three clusters of presidential elections since 1932: the New Deal era elections of 1936 through 1956, the critical elections of 1960, 1964, and 1968, and a new stable era persisting since the 1972 election. The continuity among recent presidential elections challenges the widespread view that the post-1968 period has been one of "dealignment."

Journal Title

Polity

Volume

31

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

639

Last Page

653

WOS Identifier

WOS:000082487600005

ISSN

0032-3497

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