Question

An election trend wherein voters elect candidates from the political party they do not normally vote for and persist in this behavior for several elections would be identified as ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

electoral realignment

Explanation:

In political science electoral realignment happens when a particular group or class of voters changes or realigns in a particular election with a political party or candidate for whom they vote. It is a change in voter's behavior because of various factors such as a change in the ideological or legislative apparatus of the political parties or voter's eligibility.