Local Elections and Representation in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carole Warshaw (0000-0002-2769-4028, George Washington University, corresponding author), Christopher Warshaw |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 461-479 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev-polisci-050317-071108 |
| OpenAlex | W2914353828 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 80 |
| References cited | 79 |
In recent years, there has been a surge in the study of representation and elections in local politics. Scholars have made progress on many of the empirical barriers that stymied earlier researchers. As a result, the study of representation and elections in local politics has moved squarely into the center of American politics. The findings of recent research show that local politics in the modern, polarized era is much more similar to other areas of American politics than previously believed. Scholars have shown that partisanship and ideology play important roles in local politics. Due to the growing ideological divergence between Democrats and Republicans, Democratic elected officials increasingly take more liberal positions, and enact more liberal policies, than Republican ones. As a result, despite the multitude of constraints on local governments, local policies in the modern era tend to largely reflect the partisan and ideological composition of their electorates
Democracy · Divergence (linguistics · Ideology · Local election · Multitude · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Representation (politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
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Detecting Formatted Text
Breaking barriers
The structure of municipal voting in Vancouver
Finding your perfect match nearby. A test of proximity and issue salience voting in local elections
Holding incumbent chief executives accountable in local government
Protecting the Citadel of Democracy
Nonpartisan Ballots and the Partisanship of Who Serves in Office
Race, Representation, and Local Governments in the US South
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News Nationalization in a Digital Age
How Partisan Are U.S. Local Elections? Evidence from 2020 Cast Vote Records
Levels of Office and Voter Accountability for Democratic Norm Violations
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The Economic Background of City Councilmembers
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The Emergence of the Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement
The Promise of Text, Audio, and Video Data for the Study of US Local Politics and Federalism
Political accountability and social equity in public budgeting
Strategic government communication about performance
Closest to the People? Incumbency Advantage and the Personal Vote in Non-Partisan Elections
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The Effect of Associative Racial Cues in Elections
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The Context of Responsiveness
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Measuring Mayoral Responsiveness to Latine Lesbians and Gay Men
Black representation and urban policy
America's Uneven Democracy
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Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U. S. House
Women in Local Government
The Incumbency Advantage in U.S. Elections
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Does gender matter for political leadership? The case of U.S. mayors
Affluence and Influence
County governing boards
Disentangling the Personal and Partisan Incumbency Advantages
Sex and the City
Do School Report Cards Produce Accountability Through the Ballot Box
County Limits
Women in Politics in the American City
Ideology and Vote Choice in U.S. Mayoral Elections
Voice and Equality
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What Underlies Urban Politics? Race, Class, Ideology, Partisanship, and the Urban Vote
Pushing the City Limits
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When Does a Group of Citizens Influence Policy? Evidence from Senior Citizen Participation in City Politics
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Where Turnout Matters
The Politics of Potholes
Measuring Constituent Policy Preferences in Congress, State Legislatures, and Cities
Accountability and Local Elections
Politics in Forgotten Governments
Who Pays for Government? Descriptive Representation and Exploitative Revenue Sources
The Study of Executive Policy Making in the US States
How Attribution Inhibits Accountability
Presidential Voting and the Local Economy
Off-Cycle and Out of Office
Mayoral Partisanship and Municipal Fiscal Policy
Does Federalism Weaken Democratic Representation in the United States
Black Mayors/White Mayors
Retrospective Voting in Big-City US Mayoral Elections
Lost in Space? Information Shortcuts, Spatial Voting, and Local Government Representation
All Politics Is Local? County Sheriffs and Localized Policies of Immigration Enforcement
A Comparative Anatomy of Urban Social Conflict
Ideology and Local Public Expenditure Priorities
All Politics Is Local
Who Participates in Local Government? Evidence from Meeting Minutes
Parties as an organizational force on nonpartisan city councils
Evidence of a Local Incumbency Advantage
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Representation and Accountability in Cities
Holding Mayors Accountable
Election Timing, Electorate Composition, and Policy Outcomes
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The Context Matters
When Mayors Matter
The Democratic Deficit in the States
Party Polarization, Ideological Sorting and the Emergence of the US Partisan Gender Gap
Political Schizophrenics? Factors Affecting Aggregate Partisan Choice at the Local Versus National Level
Who or What Governs
After It’s Too Late
Economic Conditions and the Presidential Vote
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How Partisan Is Local Law Enforcement? Evidence from Sheriff Cooperation with Immigration Authorities
Vote Choice in Suburban Elections
Representation in Municipal Government
Bias in Perceptions of Public Opinion among Political Elites
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Left Behind? Citizen Responsiveness to Government Performance Information
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| Unique citing works | 80 |
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| Citations per year | 13,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 77 |