Title

Classification Of Presidential Elections: An Update

Abstract

This research note extends Gerald 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.".

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Publication Title

Polity

Volume

31

Issue

4

Number of Pages

637-653

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/3235239

Socpus ID

0039109719 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0039109719

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