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Suburban Money in Central City Elections

The Geographic Distribution of Campaign Contributions

San Diego State University, California

When candidates run for municipal office, do they rely on campaign contributions from suburbanites? This research note explores this question by analyzing fund-raising networks in four central cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. The majority of campaign contributions to mayoral and city council candidates come from within their city. While the fund-raising networks of central-city candidates extend into the suburbs, they only do so partially. In particular, they only connect to a handful of wealthy suburbs that are geographically close to the central city. Regional fund-raising networks are limited, indicating that the flow of political money does not mirror the economic and policy interdependence that has been documented by new regionalists.

Key Words: campaign finance • elections • suburbs • regionalism

Urban Affairs Review, Vol. 42, No. 2, 267-280 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1078087406292699


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