The American Voter in a Nonpartisan, Urban Election

摘要: A telephone survey of voters participating in Lexington, Kentucky's 1985 nonpartisan city council races identified the determinants vote. In absence partisan cues or extensive media coverage, local electorate focused primarily on candidates' personalities, background characteristics, and concern for district. Ideology name recognition also predicted Voters' perceptions office seekers were shaped though contacts with friends neighbors, volunteers, campaign literature. Once other variables controlled, newspaper endorsements had neither a direct nor indirect effect voting decision.