第六政党体系
第六政党体系是继第五政党体系之后的美国政治生态。与此前的美国政党体系历史分期划分一样，对于第六政党体系何时开始各方存在不同意见，各方提出的最早的起始时间是1960年代末期，最晚的起始时间是1994年的共和党革命。而学者们普遍认为，第六政党体系的特点在于民主党和共和党之间存在的巨大分歧[1]。在此期间，美国南部、农村地区和近郊地区以及白人福音派选民主要支持共和党[2]。与此同时，城市地区的选民主要支持民主党，民主党的选民比较多元，很多美国工会成员、城市里面的钳工、知识分子以及少数族裔和信徒比较小众的宗教选民构成民主党的基本盘[3][4]。
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 1980年至2020年间的美国总统选举结果。蓝色州通常投票给民主党，而红色州通常投票给共和党。 | ||
参考文献
- ^ Mark D. Brewer and L. Sandy Maisel, Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process (9th ed. 2021) p 42 online （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
- ^ "The basic story of evangelical Christians’ transformation from a group that was relatively quiescent in the political arena into one that would become a major part of the Republican Party’s coalition has been told numerous times," according to Jacob R. Neiheisel, "Moral Victories in the Battle for Congress: Cultural Conservatism and the House GOP" Political Science Quarterly, 136#2 (2021) pp. 379–380, https://doi.org/10.1002/polq.13191
- ^ Sean Wilentz, The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974–2008 (2008)
- ^ Robert M. Collins. Transforming America: Politics and Culture During the Reagan Years. Columbia UP. 2009: 57. ISBN 9780231124010.
[The Reagan presidency] produced a political transformation that altered substantially the terms of debate in American politics and public life.