The Stability of Party Identification Among U.S. Representatives: Political Loyalty, 1789-1984
Gerald Benjamin, Gary King. 1984.
"The Stability of Party Identification Among U.S. Representatives: Political Loyalty, 1789-1984".

Abstract
This paper describes, explains, and predicts the practice of party switching among members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The data for this study is available in my dataverse.
See Also
- [Dataset] Replication data for: The Stability of Partisan Identification in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-1984
- [Paper] Expert Report of Gary King, in Bowyer et Al. V. Ducey (Governor) et Al., US District Court, District of Arizona (2020)
- [Paper] How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas (2017)