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Trends and Variations in the Two-Party Vote: The Case of Michigan

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  • Masters, Nicholas A.
  • Wright, Deil S.

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This study aims to analyze some features of voting behavior in a particular state party system and to illustrate new methods of analysis of election data. In this paper we use the gross election statistics for Michigan counties and cities to relate recent voting trends to the ecological characteristics of counties and to investigate the effect of certain variables on voting in cities.A closer scrutiny of Michigan election results is warranted at this time because major interest groups in this state no longer place a high premium on “keeping out of politics.” Traditionally, interest groups in American state and national politics are supposed to avoid any open and continuing commitments to particular party organizations or factions. Labor and business groups in Michigan, however, skirting the Taft-Hartley and corrupt practices acts (which purport to limit union and corporate political activities), have either modified or abandoned their past policies in this respect. The Michigan CIO fully accepts a partisan role and since 1948 a liberal-CIO coalition has controlled the Democratic party organization.

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  • Masters, Nicholas A. & Wright, Deil S., 1958. "Trends and Variations in the Two-Party Vote: The Case of Michigan," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 52(4), pages 1078-1090, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:52:y:1958:i:04:p:1078-1090_07
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    1. John Foley & Homer Steedly, 1980. "Levels, trends and determinants of pluralism: A comparative analysis of U.S. counties," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 33-46, March.

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