National committees organize the national nominating conventions, conduct public opinion research, advise prospective candidates, and raise money throughout the year. State and local party organizations are autonomous and diverse. Turnout for elections in the United States is remarkably low. The Electoral System. Registration rules create obstacles for new voters.
Workweek elections make voting costly.
The role of Government in daily life is perceived by many potential voters to be minimal, so elections are irrelevant. Before 1968, party politics in the United States followed a predictable cycle of change. This process of realignment is less descriptive of American electoral politics today than it was thirty years ago. Party identification is becoming less important over time. More split-ticket voting indicates weakening partisanship.