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urban vote  

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  • SINCE THE NEW Deal era, the urban electorate has played a role in the outcome of presidential elections. The size and political importance of this electorate grew as a result of the mass migration of people from the countryside into the city; this made cities across the country the most concentrated areas of political support available to political parties. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Urban Vote]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/urban_vote

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