Party Identification in the United States

Concept of Party Identification

In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Party Identification has the following meaning: A person’s psychological attachment or habitual loyalty to a partisan reference group such as the Democratic or Republican party. For most people in the United States, this emotional bond rather than formal membership in a partisan organization is the primary link to organized politics. (Source of this definition of Party Identification : University of Texas)

Party Identification

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• Political Parties