Racial Voting in a Biracial City
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Politics Quarterly
- Vol. 12 (4) , 449-464
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673x8401200404
Abstract
In this analysis of three biracial 1982 New Orleans municipal run-off elections—mayor, civil sheriff, and district judge-we examine the relationship of race and class to political mobilization and vote choice, and racial bloc voting. We found the elections characterized by high voter turnout, low voter dropoff in subordinate elections, and bloc voting by both whites and blacks (but especially by blacks). Class was found relevant only in locating white support for black candidates. Furthermore, the data analyzed suggest the need to reexamine the impact of electoral institutions on electoral behavior.Keywords
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