A Study of Racial Group Mobilization and Block Voting in Mayoral Elections, 1969-1994

9307924 Tate这项研究调查了市长选举中的选民投票率和种族集团投票。种族选举通常是一名黑人候选人与一名白人候选人竞争，其特点是高投票率和种族两极化投票。将从1969年至1994年收集美国26个主要城市的汇总数据。有关选举结果和登记的数据是从市、县或州办事处收集的，而地方报纸的报道则用来确定涉及黑人竞选人员的种族数量。这些数据将被分析以解决以下问题：首先，哪些人口统计学、政治和态度因素与市长初选、决选初选和大选中的高投票率有关？其次，在这样的选举中，哪些人口、政治和态度因素与种族极化投票有关？据推测，除了社区中的种族态度外，城市的种族构成、政治结构和政治背景对市长选举中的投票率和种族投票也有重要的促进作用。＊＊＊

9307924 Tate This research investigates voter turnout and racial bloc voting in mayoral elections. Racial elections typically pit a Black candidate against a White candidate and are characterized by high voter turnouts and racially polarized voting. Aggregate data from 26 major American cities will be collected from 1969 to 1994. Data on election results and registration are gathered from the city, county, or state offices, while local newspaper accounts are used to determine the number of races involving Black officeseekers. These data will be analyzed to address the following questions: First, what demographic, political, and attitudinal factors are associated with high voter turnout in mayoral primaries, runoff primaries, and general elections? Second, what demographic, political, and attitudinal factors are associated with racially polarized voting in such elections? It is hypothesized that the racial composition of the city, its political structure, and the political context have important contributory effects on turnout and racial voting in mayoral elections in additon to the racial attitudes in the community. ***