I don’t think that the United States is in political realignment, because the circumstances surrounding president Trump’s election, and the actions performed during his presidency, don’t align with the definition of political realignment. First of all, political realignment has been speculated at most elections, dating back to 1932. However, prior, it was estimated that realignment occurred about every thirty years. Based on the fact that we haven’t had it in more than 80 years, maybe it’s time for it to happen. Part of the definition is that “a realignment gives rise to new dominant voter cleavage over interests, ideological tendencies, or issues”(543). The 2016 presidential election was one of the most controversial yet, and it also includes