The realignment of Pennsylvania politics since 1960 : two-party competition in a battleground state /

"Explores electoral changes in Pennsylvania since 1960, finding that the recent "culture-wars realignment" has significantly altered the old New Deal party system, especially since the early 1990s. Contains illustrations plotting political alignment of Pennsylvania counties"--Pro...

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Main Author: Lamis, Renée M., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Electoral realignments and Pennsylvania from the Civil War, through the New Deal, and into the early twenty-first century
  • Presidential electoral change in the nation and in Pennsylvania since 1960
  • Electoral competition in Pennsylvania from 1962 to 1990 : An examination of gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections
  • Electoral competition in Pennsylvania from 1991 to 2004 : An examination of gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections
  • Post-1960 electoral patterns in the Keystone State : A detailed analysis of voting trends
  • The Pennsylvania electorate : Insights from public opinion surveys and exit polls
  • The future of Pennsylvania politics : The 2006 election and beyond
  • Postscript : The 2008 election
  • Appendix A. Correlations of Pennsylvania county-level election returns
  • Appendix B. Interest-group ratings of major Pennsylvania politicians
  • Appendix C. Tables supporting the Pennsylvania factor analyses
  • Appendix D. Census demographic data on Pennsylvania's sixty-seven counties
  • Appendix E. Pennsylvania party registration and turnout data