R. Nadeau et Hw. Stanley, CLASS POLARIZATION IN PARTISANSHIP AMONG NATIVE SOUTHERN WHITES, 1952-90, American journal of political science, 37(3), 1993, pp. 900-919
Multivariate analyses of National Elections Studies data reveal that c
lass-based partisanship of native southern whites, absent or inverted
in the past, has surfaced in the past 15 years. In the 1950s, the high
er the status of a native southern white, the more likely the individu
al was to identify as a Democrat. No clear class basis for partisanshi
p prevailed in the 1960s and early 1970s. Since the mid-1970s, class p
olarization typical of the rest of the nation has characterized native
southern whites, with higher status individuals favoring Republican i
dentification.