Entry:

Abramson, Paul R.; Aldrich, John H.; and Rohde, David W., Change and Continuity in the 1984 Elections. Revised ed., Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1987.

Abstract:

Reagan's 1984 re election did not result from a conservative shift in the electorate's policy preferences, but from favorable performance evaluations and a shift in party loyalties. While the Democrats have lost their electoral base and are not the clear minority party, the Republicans are a majority party despite electoral gains. Regional differences in voting diminished in the 1984 national elections.

1972-85

Other Data Sets:

ABC 1984; SRC-CPS 1984; NYT/CBS 1984; Gallup 1981-84; NBC 1984; LAT 1984; ANES 1944-84