Racial coalition building in local elections : elite cues and cross-ethnic voting / Andrea Benjamin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benjamin, Andrea, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local elections--Social aspects--United States.

Local elections.

Voting--Research--United States.

Voting.

African Americans--Politics and government.

African Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Politics and goverment.

Hispanic Americans.

African Americans--Relations with Hispanic Americans--Political aspects.

United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

United States.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 189 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

This book examines racial and ethnic coalition building in local elections and considers Black and Latino political incorporation more broadly. Although many argue that Black and Latino voters have much to gain from alliances that advance shared interests, coalitions between the two groups have not always formed easily or been stable over time. Recent mayoral elections across the country show different patterns of out-group candidate support. This book seeks to explain these variations and the specific conditions under which Blacks and Latinos vote for the same candidate. Drawing on large-n observational data, survey experiments, and qualitative case studies, Benjamin develops a theory of co-ethnic endorsements, which points to the significance of elite cues from Black and Latino leaders. The book demonstrates that voters use elite co-ethnic endorsements to help inform their votes, that they do so particularly when race is salient in an election, and that this has real implications for representation and access to political benefits.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The co-ethnic elite cues theory; 3. An experimental test of the co-ethnic elite cues theory; 4. The co-ethnic elite cues and elite Black-Latino coalitions; 5. The co-ethnic elite cues theory and racial attitudes; 6. Conclusion; Elections appendix.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-24641-9

1-108-26193-0

1-108-24469-6

1-108-26009-8

1-108-25669-4

1-108-23364-3

1-108-25839-5