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., author.

Contributor:

Sundquist, James L., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Elections.

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

Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1951-.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 398 p. :) ill., maps ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The 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:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword

Preface

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

Bibliographical Essay

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-271-08577-0

OCLC:

1132670646