New research provides evidence that party identification in the United States remains remarkably stable over short periods, even in the face of political turbulence, such as the transition from the Obama to the Trump administration. The findings, published in Political Behavior, indicate that the pace at which people shift their party loyalties has remained surprisingly consistent over the past several decades. The motivation behind the study was influenced by the dramatic changes within the major political parties in the United States. On the Republican side, the advent of Donald Trump marked…