Party and Factional Division in Texas

James R. Soukup; Clifton McCleskey; Harry Holloway

Published by University of Texas Press 1964

Party and Factional Division in Texas

James R. Soukup , Clifton McCleskey and Harry Holloway

https://doi.org/10.7560/733237

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Here is the first attempt by scholars to make a comprehensive analysis of voting patterns in Texas. Examining the results of fourteen elections from 1946 through 1962 and organizing a vast fund of statistics relative to Texas political parties and voters, the authors have laid a solid groundwork for further studies in this field.

The previously ineffectual Texas Republican Party made great strides in the twentieth century and became a competitor in state as well as national races. Specifically, the authors maintain that Texas in the 1960s was a “one and two-thirds party state.” Within the Democratic Party, factions analogous to warring camps immensely complicated the political struggle. Although the conservative elements within the Democratic Party still had a slight edge, growing liberal strength forced them to moderate their policies and tactics.

The authors also contend that there were significant changes in the nature of the issues and the modes of political operation. Though some of the old motivations and tactics lingered on in less significant rural areas, friendship-oriented campaigns appealing to regional and family-like sentiments were being quickly replaced by an organized politics in which political activists made strong ideological appeals to economic and social interests.

The Republicans, the conservative Democrats, and the liberal Democrats are each analyzed in relation to regionalism, demography, ethnic elements, and the economic system in Texas; and the history, present status, and future prospects of these factions are discussed in detail. Of special interest are the last two chapters, which analyze the 1962 elections and their bearings on evolving patterns of competition. The developments within the Republican Party and its challenge to the traditional Democratic Party are seen in the perspectives of the growing importance of minority groups and the impact of urbanization.

All those interested in Texas politics and the history of the rise of the Republican Party in the state will find this study indispensable for an intelligent appraisal of historical developments.

Author / Editor information

James R. Soukup taught government at the University of Texas at Austin.

Clifton McCleskey is Professor Emeritus of American Politics at the University of Virginia.

Harry Holloway is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
I. Background of texas politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Ideological Setting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Institutional Setting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
II. The republican party before 1962 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Historical Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Location of Republican Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
Socio-Economic Characteristics of Republican Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
Urbanization and the Republican Party Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
An Overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
The Conservative democrats before 1962 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
General Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Democratic Counties Economic Characteristics of Conservative Democratic Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Urbanization and the Conservative Democrats Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Perspective for the Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
IV. The Liberal Democrats before 1962 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
Historical Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
Location and Significance of Most Liberal Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Economic Characteristics of Most Liberal Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Historical Tradition of Liberal Democratic Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Liberalism and the Metropolitan Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
Racial-Ethnic Minorities and Liberalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
The Negro Voter in Texas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
The Latin American Voter in Texas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
Liberal Strengths and Weaknesses: A Summing Up Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
V. The 1962 Elections: Results And Implications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
The First Democratic Primary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
The Democratic Runoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
The General Election Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
The 1962 Elections in Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Geographic Patterns of Republican and Liberal Democratic Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Socio-Economic Characteristics of Republican and Liberal Democratic Counties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
VI. Conclusions And Future Prospects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Postscript Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
A. Explanation of Process for Determining Quartiles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
B. Counties in First Quartile of Vote for Liberal Democratic, Conservative Democratic, and Republican Candidates in 1957 Special Senate Election Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
C. Counties in First Quartile of Vote for Liberal Democratic and Conservative Democratic Candidates in 1962 Democratic Runoff Primary for Governor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
D. Counties in First Quartile of Vote for Democratic and Republican Candidates in 1962 Gubernatorial Election Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
E. Classification of Texas Counties According to Urban-Rural Scale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
F. Socio-Economic Characteristics of Metropolitan Counties in Texas, 1960 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
G. Geopolitical Regions of Texas. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205

Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Copyright year: 1964
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240

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Published: September 12, 2014
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