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The party battle through history
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1788-1824
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Party breakdown in the House
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1795–1797 1803–1805 1811–1813 1819–1821
Democratic-Republicans Federalists
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1788-1824• Congress-centered, elite dominated party
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• Democratic Republican dominance
• Federalists– Issue: nationalization– Groups: elites
• Dem-Reps– Issue: state sovereignty– Groups: less elite
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1828-1854
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Party breakdown in the House
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1825–1827 1831–1833 1837–1839 1843–1845 1849–1851
Democrats National Republicans Whigs Others
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1828-1854• Creation of mass political parties, partisan press
• Close party competition/Democratic predominance
• No major divisive issues
• Dems: western farmers, Catholics, immigrants• Whigs: manufacturers, traders, Protestants
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1856-1896
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Party breakdown in the House
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Democrats Republicans Others
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Presidential elections, popular vote
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Republican popular vote Democrat popular vote Other popular vote
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1856-1896
• High voter participation, partisan press
• Republican dominance/close party competition
• Democrats:– Southerners, northern urban machines
• Republicans:– Westerners, veterans, business, labor, farmers
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1896-1928
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Party breakdown in the House
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1897–1899 1905–1907 1913–1915 1921–1923
Democrats Republicans Others
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Presidential elections, popular vote
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Republican popular vote Democrat popular vote Other popular vote
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1896-1928
• Republican dominance
• Democrats incorporate Populists, Republicans absorb Progressives
• Republicans– Take over urban voters, midwest and northeast
• Democrats– Southerners, Catholics
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1932-1968
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1929–1931 1935–1937 1941–1943 1947–1949 1953–1955 1959–1961 1965–1967
Democrats Republicans Others
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Presidential elections, popular vote
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1932-1968• Democratic dominance
• Democrats: social safety net, Republicans: smaller government
• Democrats: – Urban voters, labor, southerners, northern African
Americans, Catholics, immigrants, Jews• Republicans:
– White Protestants, small town residents, farmers
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1972-2008?
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Presidential elections, popular vote
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Party Breakdown in the House
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1969–1971 1977–1979 1985–1987 1993–1995 2001–2003 2009–2011
Democrats Republicans Others
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1972-2008• Republican dominance/two party competition
• Republicans: small government, social conservatism; Democrats: social safety net, social liberalism
• Republicans: southerners, westerners, rural voters, whites, men
• Democrats: urban voters, women, minorities
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Prospects?
• Do the issue cleavages in American society favor one party or the other?
• Do demographic trends favor one party or the other?
• Are there any prospects for an issue or event to cause a third party to seriously contest or even replace one of the current parties?