Political Parties

1
Political Parties

• Supplemental Lecture

2
Party Competition

• The degree of competition between the parties is
  not uniform throughout the country.
• Some states are dominated by one of the two
  parties
• Within states, there are many one-party areas, or
  regions dominated by one of the two political
  parties
• Most members of Congress come from safe
  districts, where they face no real opposition
  from the other party

3
Party Identification

• Republican
• More educated
• Wealthy
• White-collar workers
• Protestants
• Whites
• Men
• Older people
• People living in suburbs and rural areas

4
Party Identification

• Democrat
• Less educated
• Working-class
• Catholics Jews
• Minorities
• Women
• Younger
• People living in cities

5
The Donkey and the Elephant

• Have you ever wondered why the two parties have
  these animals as their mascots? These two links
  will tell you why!
• The History of the Democratic Donkey
• The History of the Republican Elephant