Patterns of Political Party Activity among U.S. Cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19332012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Bledsoe (University of South Carolina), Susan Welch (0000-0002-4484-0031, University of Nebraska–Lincoln) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-269 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-0816 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/004208168702300205 |
| OpenAlex | W2011133539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 15 |
Urban political parties have enormous potential for affecting local politics, as was demonstrated in the era of the party machine. But we have little systematic knowledge of where and under what circumstances parties remain as viable forces in our cities. Using a measure of local party activity obtained from a survey of elected municipal officials in 186 American cities, this study attempts to identify the conditions that accompany active urban parties. The prevailing level of party activity is found in part to be a function of community education level, region, and city size, but the overriding influence is found to be the presence of legally nonpartisan elections. Further, a connection is found between the level of party activity in a city and voter turnout in city elections
Democracy · Function (biology) · Political economy · Political machine · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Turnout · Urban politics · Voter turnout · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2023 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |