A New Measure of Party Strength
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6338989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W Ceaser (University of Virginia), Robert P Saldin (University of Virginia) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 245-256 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591290505800205 |
| OpenAlex | W2140151533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 11 |
In order to measure the strength of the parties in each state, the Major Party Index (MPI) was built by averaging the results of the six major elections that take place in the fifty states. This index allows us to describe the absolute and comparative partisan leaning of each state in each election and identify trends of party strength over time within individual states, among regions, and within the nation as a whole. The MPI sheds considerable light on three general developments: (1) a national change from Democratic dominance in the 1980s to a Republican edge by 2002, (2) significant regional realignments in the South and New England, and (3) a strong trend toward greater consistency between partisan voting at the federal and state levels
Consistency (knowledge bases · Democracy · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Index (typography · Measure (data warehouse · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Voting · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Public Administration
Political Parties and Household Food Insecurity Among Canadian Provinces
Neuroticism and State Differences in Partisanship in the USA
Implementing Federal Policy
The Consolidation of the White Southern Congressional Vote
Convergence and divergence in state political behavior, 1970–2004
Agenda Setting by Direct Democracy
Predicting Presence at the Intersections
Why are African American Governors and U.S. Senators so Rare? Exploring White Voters’ Responses to African American Statewide Candidates
Power and inequality
Initiatives within Representative Government
The Rule, Not the Exception
Partisan-Ideological Divergence and Changing Party Fortunes in the States, 1968—2003
Mobilizing Interests
Lessons from Strange Cases
Toward a One-Party South
Southern politics in State and Nation
Myth of the Independent Voter
The Vital South
Politics in the American States
Party Strength in the United States, 1872-1970
Interparty Competition in the American States
Classification of American State Party Systems
Regional Realignment from an Officeholding Perspective
The Deregulatory Snowball
The Changing Mind of the South
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |