Local Birds or National Flocks: A Comparison of the Ideological Structure of National and Local Politics in New York City and San Francisco

• In Event: Multilevel Governance in Local Politics and Policymaking

Brief Overview

I estimate ideology in New York and San Francisco using roll call and Bayesian Spatial Following methods. Comparing national and local follower networks to roll call analysis, I test if local ideology is structured similarly to national ideology.

Author

• Jonathan P Colner, University of California-Davis