Party Competition in the Northeast

Patrice LaHair, Tom Qualtere, & Gideon Grande

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Democratic Control of CT

Branch Control

% of Senate

% of Assembly

1960

1963

1966

1969

1972

1975

1978

1981

1984

1987

1990

1993

1996

1999

2002

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Liberalism in CT

% of State Gov't

Citizen Liberalism

Connecticut Presidential Voting

1960 2004

Red – John Kennedy (D-MA)Blue – Richard Nixon (R-CA)

Red – John Kerry (D-MA)Blue – George W. Bush (R-TX)

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

50.0%

55.0%

60.0%

65.0%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%

85.0%

90.0%

95.0%

100.0%

Democratic Control of MA

Branch Control

% of Senate

% of Assembly

1960

1963

1966

1969

1972

1975

1978

1981

1984

1987

1990

1993

1996

1999

2002

50.0%

55.0%

60.0%

65.0%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%

85.0%

90.0%

95.0%

100.0%

Liberalism in MA

State Gov't

Citizen Liberalism

Massachusetts Presidential Voting

1960 2004

Red – John Kennedy (D-MA)Blue – Richard Nixon (R-CA)

Red – John Kerry (D-MA)Blue – George W. Bush (R-TX)

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Democratic Control of NJ

Branch Control

% of Senate

% of Assembly

1960

1963

1966

1969

1972

1975

1978

1981

1984

1987

1990

1993

1996

1999

2002

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Liberalism in NJ

State Gov't

Citizen Liberalism

New Jersey Presidential Voting

1960 2004

Red – John Kennedy (D-MA)Blue – Richard Nixon (R-CA)

Red – John Kerry (D-MA)Blue – George W. Bush (R-TX)

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

Democratic Control of NY

Branch Control

% of Senate

% of Assembly

1960

1963

1966

1969

1972

1975

1978

1981

1984

1987

1990

1993

1996

1999

2002

25.0%

35.0%

45.0%

55.0%

65.0%

75.0%

85.0%

Liberalism in NY

State Gov't

Citizen Liberalism

New York Presidential Voting

1960 2004

Red – John Kennedy, (D-MA)Blue – Richard Nixon (R-CA)

Red – John Kerry (D-MA)Blue – George W. Bush (R-TX)

1960

1963

1966

1969

1972

1975

1978

1981

1984

1987

1990

1993

1996

1999

2002

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Citizen Liberalsim

CT

MA

NJ

NY

1960

1963

1966

1969

1972

1975

1978

1981

1984

1987

1990

1993

1996

1999

2002

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

State Gov't Liberalism

CT

MA

NJ

NY

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996

2000

2004

25.0%

35.0%

45.0%

55.0%

65.0%

75.0%

85.0%

Percentage of Two Party Vote for Democratic Presidential Candidate

CT

MA

NJ

NY