Statehouse Mosaics and the American Electorate: How State Legislatures Affect Political Participation

<p>Comparatively few studies have explored how variations in state governing institutions influence voting behavior. Utilizing lower chamber state legislative election returns from the years 2000 through 2010, and the 2002 through 2010 GSS data series, this dissertation focuses on how US state legislatures influence voting behavior and political attitudes of the American electorate. Specifically, this research takes on a comparative approach and illustrates how institutional differences in the size, capacity, and composition of the US state legislatures affect the electorates’ propensity to vote and how politically efficacious people feel.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Kuhlmann, Robynn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Daniel Lewis
• Matthew Jacobsmeier
• Edward Chervenak

• Voter turnout, state legislatures, legislative professionalism, legislature to citizen ratios, descriptive representation, ballot access laws
• American Politics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1509

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2548