Sponsor
Support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2016
Subjects
Voting research -- United States, Voting -- United States -- Statistics, Mayoral elections
Abstract
Voter turnout is shockingly low in elections for mayor and other local officials across the United States. For the most recent round of mayoral elections in America’s 30 largest cities, turnout of eligible citizens in 15 of them was less than 20%.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19696
Citation Details
Jurjevich, Jason R.; Keisling, Phil; Rancik, Kevin; Gorecki, Carson; and Hawke, Stephanie, "Who Votes for Mayor?" (2016). Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations. 166.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19696
Akron
WVFM_OnePager_Austin.pdf (1102 kB)
Austin
WVFM_OnePager_Charlotte.pdf (1103 kB)
Charlotte
WVFM_OnePager_Chicago.pdf (1102 kB)
Chicago
WVFM_OnePager_Dallas.pdf (1103 kB)
Dallas
WVFM_OnePager_Denver.pdf (1102 kB)
Denver
WVFM_OnePager_Detroit.pdf (1101 kB)
Detroit
WVFM_OnePager_Houston.pdf (1102 kB)
Houston
WVFM_OnePager_LosAngeles.pdf (1102 kB)
Los Angeles
WVFM_OnePager_Macon.pdf (55 kB)
Macon
WVFM_OnePager_Memphis.pdf (1103 kB)
Memphis
WVFM_OnePager_Miami.pdf (1103 kB)
Miami
WVFM_OnePager_NewYorkCity.pdf (1103 kB)
New York City
WVFM_OnePager_Philadelphia.pdf (1103 kB)
Philadelphia
WVFM_OnePager_Phoenix.pdf (1102 kB)
Phoenix
WVFM_OnePager_Portland.pdf (1102 kB)
Portland
WVFM_OnePager_San Jose.pdf (1102 kB)
San Jose
WVFM_OnePager_SanFrancisco.pdf (1102 kB)
San Francisco
WVFM_OnePager_Seattle.pdf (1102 kB)
Seattle
WVFM_OnePager_St.Paul.pdf (55 kB)
St. Paul
WVFM_OnePager_WashingtonDC.pdf (1096 kB)
Washington D.C.
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Description
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Individual city reports are available below in the Additional Files section.
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The Pilot Research Report can be found here: http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/15842