Schiffer, AdamDena, Matthew2022-07-222022-07-222022https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/54262In the past 70 years, there has only been one instance of a major political party winning three consecutive presidential elections in the United States. The vast majority of elections follow a pattern of two terms by one party, followed by two terms by the other party. This phenomenon-what I will call "The Presidential Pendulum"-is severely understudied in the current literature. I employ a multi-method approach to study the pendulum, combining standard regression analysis with a selective case study of deviant elections. The results suggests that the general public may have a preference for regular alternation of the party in power.PresidentialPendulumVotePolicyElectionElectionsPresidentPresidentsPartyPoliticsTermsThermostatic