[390][385] He also earned the nickname "Teflon President" in that public perceptions of him were not substantially tarnished by the multitude of controversies that arose during his administration.[391][392]

Political influence
Reagan led a new conservative movement, altering the political dynamic of the United States.[393] Conservatism became the dominant ideology for Republicans, displacing the party's faction of liberals and moderates.[394] His presidency resulted in Reagan Democrats. More men voted Republican and Reagan tapped into religious voters.[393] He often emphasized family values, despite being the first president to have been divorced.[395] Reagan was also supported by young voters, an allegiance that shifted many of them to the party.[396] He attempted to appeal to black voters in 1980,[397] but would receive the lowest black vote for a Republican presidential candidate at the time.[398] Throughout Reagan's presidency, Republicans were unable to gain complete control of Congress.[399]
The period of American history most dominated by Reagan and his policies that concerned taxes, welfare, defense, the federal judiciary, and the Cold War is known as the Reagan era, which emphasized that the Reagan Revolution had a permanent impact on the United States in domestic and foreign policy. 