"Democratic mayors don’t govern as Democrats," says Gerber

In an article in The New York Times about partisanship in major cities, Ford School professor Elisabeth Gerber notes that about 85 percent of all cities have nominally nonpartisan elections. “Partisanship isn’t the story in electoral politics," she says. 

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Elisabeth R. Gerber

Jack L. Walker, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Policy

Gerber’s research focuses on regionalism and intergovernmental cooperation, sustainable development, urban climate adaptation, transportation policy, community and economic development, local fiscal capacity, and local political accountability.

• 2020 election
• The New York Times
• Elisabeth Gerber
• urban affairs