Realigning

United States - Possible Modern Realigning Elections in The United States
... Some debate exists today as to what elections (if any) could be considered realigning elections after 1932 ... Many analysts do not consider 1968 a realigning election because control of Congress did not change the Democrats would control the Senate until 1980 (and again from 1986 to 1994) and the ... as sufficiently new to consider this a realigning election ...

United States - Realigning Elections in United States History
... Here is presented a list of elections most often cited as "realigning," with disagreements noted 1800 presidential election — Thomas Jefferson This election completed the ... some political scientists, such as Jerome Clubb, do not consider it a realigning election ... Roosevelt Of all the realigning elections, this one musters the most agreement from political scientists and historians it is the archetypal realigning election ...

Realigning Election
... Realigning election (often called a critical election or political realignment) are terms from political science and political history describing a dramatic change in the political system ... Realigning elections typically separate Party Systems--with 1828, for example, separating the First Party System and the Second Party System in the U.S ... included in the Burnham 36-year cycle are considered "realigning" for different reasons ...