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Journal Article
Urbanism and Voter Turnout: A Note on Some Unexpected Findings
Alan D. Monroe
American Journal of Political Science
Vol. 21, No. 1 (Feb., 1977), pp. 71-78
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by: Midwest Political Science Association
DOI: 10.2307/2110448
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2110448
Page Count: 8
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Topics: Rural areas, Voter turnout, Urbanization, Demography, State elections, Censuses, Suburbs, Economic development, Voting age
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Abstract
Past literature has been unclear as to the relationship between urban/rural residence and voting turnout. Aggregate analysis of turnout within Illinois reveals a strong tendency for rural areas to have much higher turnout than urban. Furthermore, these rural areas have lower levels of education, income, and industrialization, so that these variables cannot account for higher turnout levels, nor can the observed patterns be accounted for by the historical pattern of political culture. Several theoretical arguments which might explain the findings are examined.
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