Change and Continuity in the 2016 Elections
1st Edition
Published on 20. July 2018
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Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-5443-2025-0 (ISBN)
Description
"A serious book that looks at theories of voting behavior in a comprehensive and comprehensible manner."
-Brad Lockerbie, East Carolina University
"Data-driven, thorough, and rigorous. Change and Continuity is in-depth and wide-ranging in its coverage, making it ideal for an introductory American politics course."
-Abbie Erler, Kenyon College
Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of Trump's victory in 2016, and how do they differ from Republican coalitions of the past? Does his victory signal a long-term positive trajectory for Republicans' chances in presidential elections?
Change and Continuity in the 2016 Elections attempts to answer those questions by analyzing and explaining the voting behavior in the most recent election, as well as setting the results in the context of larger trends and patterns in elections studies. New co-author Jamie L. Carson brings years of congressional and election research experience to help this top-notch author team meticulously explain the latest National Election Studies data and discuss its importance and impact. Readers will critically analyze a variety of variables such as the presidential and congressional elections, voter turnout, and the social forces, party loyalties, and prominent issues that affect voting behavior. Readers will walk away with a better understanding of this groundbreaking election and what those results mean for the future of American politics.
-Brad Lockerbie, East Carolina University
"Data-driven, thorough, and rigorous. Change and Continuity is in-depth and wide-ranging in its coverage, making it ideal for an introductory American politics course."
-Abbie Erler, Kenyon College
Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of Trump's victory in 2016, and how do they differ from Republican coalitions of the past? Does his victory signal a long-term positive trajectory for Republicans' chances in presidential elections?
Change and Continuity in the 2016 Elections attempts to answer those questions by analyzing and explaining the voting behavior in the most recent election, as well as setting the results in the context of larger trends and patterns in elections studies. New co-author Jamie L. Carson brings years of congressional and election research experience to help this top-notch author team meticulously explain the latest National Election Studies data and discuss its importance and impact. Readers will critically analyze a variety of variables such as the presidential and congressional elections, voter turnout, and the social forces, party loyalties, and prominent issues that affect voting behavior. Readers will walk away with a better understanding of this groundbreaking election and what those results mean for the future of American politics.
Reviews / Votes
"A serious book that looks at theories of voting behavior in a comprehensive and comprehensible manner." -- Brad Lockerbie "Data-driven, thorough, and rigorous. Change and Continuity is in-depth and wide-ranging in its coverage, making it ideal for an introductory American politics course." -- Abbie ErlerMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
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SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
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Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
597 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5443-2025-0 (9781544320250)
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Paul R. Abramson | John Aldrich | Brad T. Gomez
Change and Continuity in the 2012 and 2014 Elections
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Persons
John H. Aldrich is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is author of Why Parties: A Second Look (2011), coeditor of Positive Changes in Political Science (2007), and author of Why Parties (1995) and Before the Convention (1980). He is a past president of both the Southern Political Science Association and the Midwest Political Science Association and is serving as president of the American Political Science Association. In 2001 he was elected a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Brad T. Gomez is associate professor of political science at Florida State University. His research interests focus on voting behavior and public opinion with a particular interest in how citizens attribute responsibility for socio-political events. His published work appears in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and other journals and edited volumes.
David W. Rohde is Ernestine Friedl Professor of Political Science and director of the Political Institutions and Public Choice Program at Duke University. He is coeditor of Why Not Parties? (2008), author of Parties and Leaders in the Postreform House (1991), coeditor of Home Style and Washington Work (1989), and coauthor of Supreme Court Decision Making (1976).
Brad T. Gomez is associate professor of political science at Florida State University. His research interests focus on voting behavior and public opinion with a particular interest in how citizens attribute responsibility for socio-political events. His published work appears in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and other journals and edited volumes.
David W. Rohde is Ernestine Friedl Professor of Political Science and director of the Political Institutions and Public Choice Program at Duke University. He is coeditor of Why Not Parties? (2008), author of Parties and Leaders in the Postreform House (1991), coeditor of Home Style and Washington Work (1989), and coauthor of Supreme Court Decision Making (1976).
Content
Tables and Figures
Preface
About the Authors
INTRODUCTION
Change and Continuity
Voters and the Act of Voting
Survey Research Sampling
Plan of the Book
PART I. THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CHAPTER 1. The Nomination Struggle
Who Ran
The Rules of the Nomination System
Strategy and the Candidates' Campaigns in 2016: The Electoral Setting and How the Candidates Won Their Nominations
CHAPTER 2. The General Election Campaign
The Strategic Context and Candidates' Choices
Political Context, Overall Strategy, and Opening Moves
From the Conventions to the Debates
The End Game and the Struggle over Turnout
Did the Campaign Make a Difference?
CHAPTER 3. The Election Results
The Election Rules
The Pattern of Results
State-by-State Results
Electoral Change in the Postwar South
The Electoral Vote Balance
PART II. VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CHAPTER 4. Who Voted?
Voter Turnout, 1789-1916
Voter Turnout, 1920-2016
Voter Turnout among Social Groups
Changes in Turnout after 1960
Election-Specific Factors
Does Low Voter Turnout Matter?
CHAPTER 5. Social Forces and the Vote
How Social Groups Voted in 2016
How Social Groups Voted during the Postwar Years
Why the New Deal Coalition Broke Down
CHAPTER 6. Candidates, Issues, and the Vote
Attitudes toward the Candidates
Prospective Evaluations
Issue Positions and Perceptions
Issue Voting Criteria
Apparent Issue Voting in 2016
Conclusion
CHAPTER 7. Presidential Performance and Candidate Choice
What Is Retrospective Voting?
Evaluations of Government Performance on Important Problems
Economic Evaluations and the Vote for the Incumbent
Foreign Policy Evaluations and the Vote for the Incumbent
Evaluations of the Incumbent
The Impact of Retrospective Evaluations
Conclusion
CHAPTER 8. Party Loyalties, Policy Preferences, and the Vote
Party Identification as Loyalty: The Original View
Party Identification as Retrospective Evaluation: A Second View
Party Identification, Polarization, and Identity: A Synthesis?
Party Identification in the Electorate
Hispanic Partisanship in 2008, 2012, and 2016
Party Identification and the Vote
Policy Preferences and Performance Evaluations
Conclusion
PART III. THE 2016 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 9. Candidates and Outcomes in 2016
Election Outcomes in 2016
Candidates' Resources and Election Outcomes
The 2016 Elections: The Impact on Congress
The 2018 Elections and Beyond
CHAPTER 10. The Congressional Electorate in 2016
Social Forces and the Congressional Vote
Issues and the Congressional Vote
Party Identification and the Congressional Vote
Incumbency and the Congressional Vote
The Congressional Vote as Referendum
Presidential Coattails and the Congressional Vote
Conclusion
PART IV. THE 2016 ELECTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 11. The 2016 Elections and the Future of American Politics
The Great Continuities: The Electoral System and the Party System
The Great Change: Depolarization and the Return of Partisan Polarization
Change and Continuity in Turnout
Continuities in Electoral Partisanship
Changes in the Partisan Electorate
Change and Continuity in the U.S. Congress
Appendix
Notes
Index
Preface
About the Authors
INTRODUCTION
Change and Continuity
Voters and the Act of Voting
Survey Research Sampling
Plan of the Book
PART I. THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CHAPTER 1. The Nomination Struggle
Who Ran
The Rules of the Nomination System
Strategy and the Candidates' Campaigns in 2016: The Electoral Setting and How the Candidates Won Their Nominations
CHAPTER 2. The General Election Campaign
The Strategic Context and Candidates' Choices
Political Context, Overall Strategy, and Opening Moves
From the Conventions to the Debates
The End Game and the Struggle over Turnout
Did the Campaign Make a Difference?
CHAPTER 3. The Election Results
The Election Rules
The Pattern of Results
State-by-State Results
Electoral Change in the Postwar South
The Electoral Vote Balance
PART II. VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CHAPTER 4. Who Voted?
Voter Turnout, 1789-1916
Voter Turnout, 1920-2016
Voter Turnout among Social Groups
Changes in Turnout after 1960
Election-Specific Factors
Does Low Voter Turnout Matter?
CHAPTER 5. Social Forces and the Vote
How Social Groups Voted in 2016
How Social Groups Voted during the Postwar Years
Why the New Deal Coalition Broke Down
CHAPTER 6. Candidates, Issues, and the Vote
Attitudes toward the Candidates
Prospective Evaluations
Issue Positions and Perceptions
Issue Voting Criteria
Apparent Issue Voting in 2016
Conclusion
CHAPTER 7. Presidential Performance and Candidate Choice
What Is Retrospective Voting?
Evaluations of Government Performance on Important Problems
Economic Evaluations and the Vote for the Incumbent
Foreign Policy Evaluations and the Vote for the Incumbent
Evaluations of the Incumbent
The Impact of Retrospective Evaluations
Conclusion
CHAPTER 8. Party Loyalties, Policy Preferences, and the Vote
Party Identification as Loyalty: The Original View
Party Identification as Retrospective Evaluation: A Second View
Party Identification, Polarization, and Identity: A Synthesis?
Party Identification in the Electorate
Hispanic Partisanship in 2008, 2012, and 2016
Party Identification and the Vote
Policy Preferences and Performance Evaluations
Conclusion
PART III. THE 2016 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 9. Candidates and Outcomes in 2016
Election Outcomes in 2016
Candidates' Resources and Election Outcomes
The 2016 Elections: The Impact on Congress
The 2018 Elections and Beyond
CHAPTER 10. The Congressional Electorate in 2016
Social Forces and the Congressional Vote
Issues and the Congressional Vote
Party Identification and the Congressional Vote
Incumbency and the Congressional Vote
The Congressional Vote as Referendum
Presidential Coattails and the Congressional Vote
Conclusion
PART IV. THE 2016 ELECTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 11. The 2016 Elections and the Future of American Politics
The Great Continuities: The Electoral System and the Party System
The Great Change: Depolarization and the Return of Partisan Polarization
Change and Continuity in Turnout
Continuities in Electoral Partisanship
Changes in the Partisan Electorate
Change and Continuity in the U.S. Congress
Appendix
Notes
Index