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100			_aSauerzopf, Richard
245			_aThe urban electorate in Presidential elections, 1920-1996
260			_c1999
300			_ap.72-91
362			_aSep
520			_aThis study of voting in presidential elections in 12 central cities from 1920 to 1996 shows that cities played a crucial role in the New Deal realignment that dominated presidential elections from 1932 to the 1960s. Since then, cities have declined as a share of the total electorate, but they still provide crucial votes for successful Democratic presidential candidates. As cities have increasingly deviated from national voting trends, however, their turnout rates have increasingly fallen behind the national rates. A call is issued for researchers to break down the suburban vote and to examine contextual effects on voting behavior. - Reproduced
650			_aPresidents
650			_aElections
700			_aSwanstrom, Todd
773			_aUrban Affairs Review
909			_a42840
999			_c42840 _d42840