The Measurement of Party Strength
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3425792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward F Cox (Eastern Illinois University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1022-1034 |
| Publication date | 1960-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Western Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-4078 • E-ISSN: 2325-8675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591296001300412 |
| OpenAlex | W2063821454, W4251451531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
ing the last decade raises to new pertinence the question of the measurement of party strengths. On the national level two diametrically opposed political trends seem to have been in evidence. Twice the Republican presidential candidate has won election, and by impressive pluralities by 6,621,242 votes in 1952, and 9,560,720 in 1956.1 Yet, excepting only a single election (1952), voters have been returning Democratic majorities to both houses of Congress.2 The 1956 election especially pointed up this strange inconsistency in election results: despite President Eisenhower's victory, Democratic candidates outpolled their Republican opponents in contests for seats in the U.S. Senate by 1,378,905 votes, capturing 18 of the 35 posts at stake, and in the U.S. House of Representatives by 2,691,433 votes, winning 234 of the 435 contests. To a considerable extent the afore-mentioned results accrue from President
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1967 - 2022 (56) |
| Highly cited | No |