The final thing we want to concern ourselves with is the contemporary power and weaknesses of our two major political parties. Some things however remain distinctive about the party and their constituents. Republican Party once the party of big business, still remains a more elite oriented party. It has been consistently the better party in the areas of fundraising and campaign service. The party up until recent years has always been more tightly organized with more professional level workers and volunteers.
Republican voters go to the polls in consistently higher percentages than democratic voters.
This gives the party the appearance of being neat, elite, and tightly controlled. The current gain in republican national election prominence has come from the switch of conservative southern democrats. Also there appears to be a growing faction of neo-conservatives among the younger population and within a couple of ethnic groups most notably Asian Americans. It is party which has existed and flourished through the energy of its voters and candidates. The democratic maintain the largest potential voting base, although this base is not as consistent as republican voters it can at times flow to the polls with amazing energy.