The realignment of Pennsylvania politics since 1960 : two-party competition in a battleground state / Renée M. Lamis ; with a foreword by James L. Sundquist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamis, Renée M.

Contributor:

Class of 1953 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--Pennsylvania--History--20th century.

Elections.

Elections--Pennsylvania--History--21st century.

History.

Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1951-.

Pennsylvania.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2009]

Summary:

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Electoral Realignments and Pennsylvania from the Civil War, Through the New Deal, and into the Early Twenty-First Century 1

2 Presidential Electoral Change in the Nation and in Pennsylvania Since 1960 39

3 Electoral Competition in Pennsylvania from 1962 to 1990: An Examination of Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Elections 79

4 Electoral Competition in Pennsylvania from 1991 to 2004: An Examination of Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Elections 119

5 Post-1960 Electoral Patterns in the Keystone State: A Detailed Analysis of Voting Trends 159

6 The Pennsylvania Electorate: Insights from Public Opinion Surveys and Exit Polls 195

7 The Future of Pennsylvania Politics: The 2006 Election and Beyond 256.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

9780271034195

027103419X

OCLC:

267055828