Local elections and the politics of small-scale democracy / J. Eric Oliver with Shang E. Ha and Zachary Callen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanations for how people vote in local elections, particularly in the smaller cities, towns, and suburbs where most Americans live. Drawing on a wide variety of data sources and case studies, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities.

Introduction -- Size, scope, and bias: what differentiates local electoral politics? -- Who votes in local elections? -- Who runs for local office? -- Systematic versus idiosyncratic factors in local elections -- What influences local voters' electoral choices? -- Rethinking local democracy.

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