Title

Racial Segregation and Voter Turnout in Urban America

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1998

Abstract

This study examines the effect of hypersegregation on turnout in recent elections in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Baltimore, Maryland. A Geographical Information System (GIS) is used to assign to each registered voter in both cities his or her census block group via geocoding The individual-level voting data are then aggregated up to the block group level and merged with a subset of block group-level 1990 census variables A set of statistical analyses are next performed to measure the contextual effect of the racial composition of surrounding areas on voter turnout at the block group level The results show that after controlling for income, racially homogeneous block groups (Black or non-Black) situated in surrounding areas that mirror their own racial composition have significantly higher levels of political participation than corresponding block groups situated in surrounding areas that do not reflect their racial composition .

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Copyright 1998 Sage

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Publication Title

American Politics Research

Published Citation

Kurt Schlichting, Peter Tuckel, Richard Maisel (April 1998) “Racial Segregation and Voter Turnout in Urban America” American Politics Research, 26 (2), pp. 218-236. doi:10.1177/1532673X9802600205.

DOI

10.1177/1532673X9802600205

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