POLITSC 1100 Lecture 15: Autumn Semester Political Science

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLITSC 1100
• Professor: John Wright

Document Summary

Drop-o : when people vote at the top of the ticket (president) and don"t make it all the way down to vote for other o ces. The president"s party generally loses seats in the house during the midterm election. Surge and decline: marginally interested voters vote for presidential winners and then stay home during the following midterm. Incumbent members of the house of representatives usually win when they run for reelection (like over 90% of the time), whereas the senate is more up and down. Percent of house candidates winning more than 60% of the vote has been going up since the. It has to do with a change in behavior in the members of congress. They"re doing more with their districts to ensure their reelection. And even though there are few marginal districts, you can still have considerable seat change .