Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1998
Abstract
We examine minority representation resulting from modified at-large elections (cumulative and limited voting) used in U.S. localities in the 1990s. Hypotheses about the relative proportionality of descriptive representation under various local election systems are presented and tested. We find that CV/LV elections produced descriptive representation of African-Americans at levels similar to those in larger single-member district places, and at levels that exceed those from some small, southern SMD places. Results for Latino representation are more qualified. Our results offer encouragement for those interested in facilitating minority representation without using the acrimonious process of drawing districts on the basis of races.
Publication Title
The Journal of Politics
Volume
60
Issue
4
First Page
1108
Last Page
1125
Required Publisher's Statement
Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2647733
Recommended Citation
Donovan, Todd; Brockington, David; Bowler, Shaun; and Brischetto, Robert, "Minority Representation under Cumulative and Limited Voting" (1998). Political Science Faculty Publications. 11.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/politicalscience_facpubs/11
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Minorities—Political activity—United States; Proportional representation--United States
Geographic Coverage
United States
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
