Party identifiers

(noun)

Party identifiers (partisans) could be described by their support in the following ways: they register as a member of the particular party, they show a strong tendency to vote for candidates in their preferred party, when surveyed, they identify themselves as members of that particular party, they are inclined to support policies endorsed by the particular party, they volunteer for campaigns to support party candidates more than the general population, and they have a higher voter turnout in primary elections than the general population.

Related Terms

Examples of Party identifiers in the following topics:

  • Party Identification

    • Party identification refers to the political party with which an individual identifies.
    • Citizens in the general population who identify with a particular party make up the Party in the Electorate.
    • Party identifiers (partisans) could be described by their support in the following ways:
    • When surveyed, they identify themselves as members of that particular party.
    • Strong party identifiers voted overwhelmingly for their party's nominee in the general election.

  • Party Identification

    • Party identification refers to the political party with which an individual identifies.
    • Citizens in the general population who identify with a particular party make up the Party in the Electorate.
    • Party identifiers (partisans) could be described by their support in the following ways:
    • When surveyed, they identify themselves as members of that particular party.
    • Strong party identifiers voted overwhelmingly for their party's nominee in the general election.

  • Party Identification

    • Some people are motivated to vote because they identify very strongly with one party.
    • Oftentimes, people vote according to what party they identify with.
    • Instead, people self-identify as Republicans, Democrats, or members of minor parties.
    • People who identify with a political party either declare their allegiance by joining the party or show their support through regular party-line voting at the polls.
    • Those people who identify with a party tend to vote for their party's candidate for various offices in high percentages.

  • Political Parties from 1800–1824

    • The First Party System refers to political party system existing in the United States between roughly 1792 and 1824.
    • Anti-Federalist debates, it featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: the Federalist Party, created largely by Alexander Hamilton, and the rival Democratic-Republican Party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
    • By 1796 politics in every state was nearly monopolized by the two parties, with party newspapers and caucuses becoming especially effective tools to mobilize voters.
    • In 1824-28, as the Second Party System emerged, the Republican Party split into the Jacksonian faction, which became the modern Democratic Party in the 1830s, and the Henry Clay faction, which was absorbed by Clay's Whig Party.
    • Distinguish the issues and policies supported by the first political parties and identify the central elements of the First Party System

  • State and Local Party Organization

    • Lastly, there is the local level of organizations, which include city and county committees, precinct and ward committees, party activists and volunteers, and party identifiers and voters.
    • Chairpersons are usually selected by the president of the party in power and the party national committee chooses the chairperson for the other party.
    • Parties are structured at State and Local levels.
    • Usually the majority party (i.e.
    • Democrat or Republican) has the president in their party.

  • The National Party Organization

    • The modern political party system in the United States is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
    • At various times, the Socialist Party, the Farmer-Labor Party and the Populist Party had considerable local strength, and then faded away.
    • At present, the Libertarian Party is the most successful third party.
    • Statehood Party has served as a strong third party behind the Democratic Party and Republican Party.
    • Fewer and fewer Americans identify with one another party, preferring instead to be known as "independent" voters.

  • The Candidates

    • Due to a decrease in party identification, the personal traits of candidates have become an influential factor in voters' decisions.
    • At the same time, the United States has witnessed increasing polarization between the Democratic and Republican Parties that has caused many voters to identify themselves as independents.
    • This increasing lack of party identification combined with the difficulties that arise with issue voting has resulted in voting decisions based on the personality and demographic traits of candidates.
    • Candidates are most often evaluated on their party affiliation and stances on prominent issues.
    • However, when the aforementioned problems with party identification and issue voting arise, the personal characteristics of candidates may enter into campaign strategies and voting decisions.

  • The Democratic Party

    • The Democratic Party is a major political party in the US which promotes a social liberal, social democratic and progressive platform.
    • The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States along with the Republican Party.
    • Joining with former members of existing or dwindling parties, the Republican Party emerged.
    • Since election night in 2000, the color blue has become the identified color of the Democratic Party, all major broadcast television networks used blue for Democrat Al Gore.
    • Identify the historical origins and development of the Democratic Party, as well as the demographics of the party

  • Political Parties

    • Partisan style political parties varies according to each jurisdiction, depending on how many parties there are, and how much influence each individual party has.
    • In single-party systems, one political party is legally allowed to hold effective power.
    • One right wing coalition party and one left wing coalition party is the most common ideological breakdown in such a system, but in two-party states political parties are traditionally parties that are ideologically broad and inclusive.
    • More commonly, in cases where there are three or more parties, no one party is likely to gain power alone, and parties work with each other to form coalition governments.
    • Identify the functions and different structures of political parties in an electoral democracy

  • Likeability of Political Candidates

    • A candidate's liberal or conservative ideology is usually expressed by affiliation with a political party — in the U.S. the Republican Party is understood to be conservative and the Democratic Party is understood to be liberal.
    • One's stance on economic regulation, immigration, and abortion, for example, may be inferred from political party membership.
    • In large part, this association is supported by political parties' platforms in the U.S.
    • At the same national convention where parties nominate candidates for president, they formalize a platform enumerating party beliefs and objectives.
    • Identify the reasons the electorate might be drawn to a particular candidate