This article discusses the developments of electoral behavior. It is shown that the political
aspects of the Columbia studies are the ones that have turned out to have the most influence …

The study of congressional elections is a growth area in the field of voting behavior as
evidenced by two recent books on the topic (Hinckley, 1981; Jacobson, 1983) and scores of …

This paper reviews the major econometric analyses of electoral behavior in the United
States. After a discussion of the early works in this area, analysis focuses on the recent …

Here is the unabridged version of the classic theoretical study of voting behavior, originally
published in 1960. It is a standard reference in the field of electoral research, presenting …

National and other election studies suffer from a number of problems that can be addressed
if electoral researchers focus first and foremost on the 'core business' of election studies …

Voting theory has been vulnerable to limitations inherent in synchronic survey data analysis.
These limitations include lack of longitudinal perspective, overgeneralization from single …

Today there are books on the principles of politics which, despite careful scrutiny, reveal no
evidence of any research other than" wisdom" research. Likewise, today there are …

The last chapter was primarily concerned with explaining the outcomes of elections. In this
chapter, we turn to considering in greater detail their consequences. What do elections …

Elections are sometimes seen as legitimizing institutions, promoting system-level support
among citizens by allowing them to have input into the political process. However, prior …

Philip E. Converse has challenged the findings of a 1965 article,“The Changing Shape of
the American Political Universe,” and other work by Burnham. Converse asserts that most of …