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Elections: Party Identification in the 2004 Election
Author(s) -
WINNEG KENNETH,
JAMIESON KATHLEEN HALL
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2005.00265.x
Subject(s) - political science , identification (biology) , democracy , primary election , realigning election , state (computer science) , presidential system , public administration , presidential election , split ticket voting , national election , political economy , politics , law , sociology , socialism , communism , botany , algorithm , computer science , biology
Data from the National Annenberg Election Survey (NAES) show that during the 2004 presidential election campaign, party affiliation was not entirely stable. The gap between Democrats and Republicans narrowed, continuing a pattern evident in the 2000 NAES. However, the Democrats retained their edge in party identification. Demographically, Republican party identification grew most among white evangelical Protestants. Slight gains were made among men and women. An analysis of party breakdown by state shows Republicans made significant gains in southern states but also grew in Maine and Oregon. The Democratic party made gains in a handful of states around the country.