impact of electoral forces on party unity: An analysis of voting patterns among Florida's Democratic congressional delegation, 1972-1992

Author

• Terence Trumpy Sr O'Malley

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1994

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Pritchard, Anita

Abstract

This thesis examines the impact of electoral forces on party unity scores among Florida's Democratic congressional delegation from 1972 to 1992. The impacts of in-migration of non-southern whites, immigration of Hispanics, realignment into the Republican Party, and the enfranchisement of Black voters were analyzed. The increased party unity scores among Florida's Democratic Representatives was determined to be primarily the result of in-migration and realignment which resulted in a smaller, but more homogeneous Democratic delegation, a trend likely to continue.

Extent

73 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Recommended Citation

O'Malley, Terence Trumpy Sr, "impact of electoral forces on party unity: An analysis of voting patterns among Florida's Democratic congressional delegation, 1972-1992" (1994). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 611.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/611

Identifier

FADT15010

Format

pdf