Title

Explaining Partisan Change Among Northeastern Whites

Keywords

Northeastern U.S. politics; Party identification; Party realignment

Abstract

This article focuses on partisan change in a region that has become a Democratic stronghold: the Northeast. Using data from the American National Election Studies, the article conceptualizes realignment as changes in the social group composition and ideological and issue bases of party support. Findings suggest that an ideological realignment has transformed the party coalitions in the Northeast in a way that suggests a widespread and durable Democratic advantage. Furthermore, this realignment was produced by both party conversion and generational replacement of the electorate. The article finds little signs that a competitive Republican electoral coalition can be forged, and that a solid Democratic Northeast will likely be a feature of American politics and a regional pillar of any emerging national Democratic majority. © The Policy Studies Organization.

Publication Date

12-1-2009

Publication Title

Politics and Policy

Volume

37

Issue

6

Number of Pages

1331-1355

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00222.x

Socpus ID

71249089197 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/71249089197

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