2. Toward a Theory of Stability and Change in American Voting Patterns: New York State, 1792-1970

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Series Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. PART ONE. ELECTORAL SEQUENCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY
7. Introduction to Part One 31
8. 1. Partisan Realignment: A Systemic Perspective 45
9. 2. Toward a Theory of Stability and Change in American Voting Patterns: New York State, 1792-1970 78
10. 3. Third Party Alignments in a Two Party System: The Case of Minnesota 106
11. PART TWO. POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS
12. Introduction to Part Two 137
13. 4. The Maryland Electorate and the Concept of a Party System in the Early National Period 146
14. 5. Party, Competition, and Mass Participation: The Case of the Democratizing Party System, 1824-1852 174
15. 6. The Effect of the Southern System of Election Laws on Voting Participation: A Reply to V. O. Key, Jr 198
16. PART THREE. DETERMINANTS OF POPULAR VOTING BEHAVIOR
17. Introduction to Part Three 253
18. 7. The Electoral Foundations of the Political Machine: New York City, 1884-1897 263
19. 8. In Search of Wisconsin Progressivism, 1904-1952: A Test of the Rogin Scenario 299
20. 9. Retrieval of Individual Data from Aggregate Units of Analysis: A Case Study Using Twentieth-Century Urban Voting Data 327
21. PART FOUR .THE IMPACT OF POPULAR VOTING BEHAVIOR ON PUBLIC POLICY
22. Introduction to Part Four 343
23. 10. The Impact of Electoral Behavior on Public Policy: The Urban Dimension, 1900 346
24. List of Participants in the Conference on Electoral Behavior at Cornell University, June 1973 372
25. The Contributors 374
26. Index 379
27. Backmatter 385