Exp.

House Model

Senate Model

Key Explanatory Variables

Sign

Coefficient (s.e.)

Coefficient (s.e.)

Support for the President (House)

+

1.338 (.366)**

Support for the President (Senate)

+

1.357 (.362)**

Conservativism (House)

+

2.395 (.727)**

Conservativism (Senate)

+

1.395 (.396)**

Contextual Controls

Misery Index [t − 1]

+

.018 (.067)

.003 (.093)

Presidential Approval [t − 1]

-

.040 (.018)*

.039 (.020)

Democrat Party Majority

Null

1.020 (.892)

−.303 (.777)

Presidential Election Cycle

+

.883 (.446)*

.364 (.490)

Republican President

+

−1.513 (.779)

−1.221 (.675)

US Hegemonic Power

-

−10.312 (34.196)

−19.224 (21.833)

World Disputes

+

.042 (.012)**

.063 (.019)**

Cold War

+

−.330 (.763)

−.773 (.706)

Conflict Specific Controls

Violent Trigger

+

−.327 (.337)

−.407 (.327)

Power Disparity

+

.004 (.003)

.003 (.003)

Geostrategic Salience

+

2.148 (.473)**

2.112 (.466)**

US Ally

+

−.152 (.481)

−.161 (.452)

Non-Democratic Actor

+

.404 (.443)

.339 (.423)

Constant

−8.068 (1.734)**

−8.037 (1.828)**

Presidential Fixed Effects

Yes

Yes

McFadden Pseudo R2

.56

.56

Deviance

143.9

143.6

AIC

187.9

187.6

BIC

278.7

278.4

n

458

458