Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of City Redistricting: Minority-Opportunity Districts and the Election of Hispanics and Blacks to City Councils
Why do cities with similar minority populations vary greatly in the adoption of minority-opportunity districts and, by extension, differ in the number of elected Hispanic and black representatives? Through in-depth research of the districting processes of more than 100 cities, Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of City Redistricting provides the first nationwide study of minority-opportunity districts at the local level. Joshua G. Behr explores the motives of the players involved, including...
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Nationwide study of the proposal and adoption of minority-opportunity districts at the local level.
List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgments1The City: Stepchild of Redistricting Controversies12Making the Connection: The Links among System Aptitude, Minority-Opportunity Districts, and the Election of Hispanics and Blacks73Players in the Politics of "Selling" Minority-Opportunity Districts: Self-Serving Incumbents, the Feds, and Organized Interests154The Design: Review of Hypothesized Relationships, Data Sources, and Measurement of Variables395The Adoption of Hispanic and Black Minority-Opportunity Districts: Model Testing and Findings516The Election of Hispanic and Black Descriptive Representatives: Model Testing and Findings777Conclusion: The Meaning of Meaningful Electoral Opportunity97App. ASurvey Design and Sample Questionnaires113App. BCities Surveyed119App. C: Cases Cited121App. DOperational Definition of Region123Notes125Bibliography135Author Index151Subject Index155
