Sixth Party System in United States politics

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The Sixth Party System in United States politics is a proposed era of partisan realignment, beginning in the late 20th century, characterized by intensified ideological polarization, shifting regional bases of the major parties, and the solidification of the modern Democratic–Republican divide.

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Generate an image of the Sixth Party System in United States politics (The Sixth Party System in United States politics is a proposed era of partisan realignment, beginning in the late 20th century, characterized by intensified ideological polarization, shifting regional bases of the major parties, and the solidification of the modern Democratic–Republican divide.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf party system ⓘ
proposed political era ⓘ
associatedWith culture wars ⓘ
decline of conservative Democrats ⓘ
decline of liberal Republicans ⓘ
growing partisan sorting by education level ⓘ
growing partisan sorting by urban–rural residence ⓘ
increased straight-ticket voting ⓘ
racial realignment of party coalitions ⓘ
religious polarization between parties ⓘ
characterizedBy ideological polarization ⓘ
modern Democratic–Republican divide ⓘ
partisan realignment ⓘ
shifting regional party bases ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
follows Fifth Party System in United States politics ⓘ
hasDebatedStartDate 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
1990s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
hasFeature decline of conservative–liberal overlap between parties ⓘ
high party-line voting in Congress ⓘ
issue-based polarization on economic policy ⓘ
issue-based polarization on foreign policy ⓘ
issue-based polarization on social issues ⓘ
stable two-party competition ⓘ
hasMajorParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party

Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
ideologicalTrend increased liberal–conservative polarization ⓘ
linkedTo Southern Strategy ⓘ
civil rights realignment ⓘ
growth of partisan media ⓘ
ideologically sorted party elites ⓘ
increased minority support for the Democratic Party ⓘ
nationalization of elections ⓘ
rise of evangelical Christians in Republican coalition ⓘ
precedes potential Seventh Party System in United States politics ⓘ
regionalRealignment Democratic strength in large cities ⓘ
Democratic strength in the Northeast ⓘ
Democratic strength on the West Coast ⓘ
Republican strength in rural areas ⓘ
Republican strength in the American South ⓘ
scholarlyStatus contested periodization among political scientists ⓘ
startTime late 20th century ⓘ

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Fifth Party System in United States politics → followedBy → Sixth Party System in United States politics ⓘ
Southern United States politics → associatedWithPartySystem → Sixth Party System ⓘ
linked to: Sixth Party System in United States politics