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Table 1:
Percentage Roll-Off Among Black Voters by Racial Makeup of the City Council, Election
Type, Black Incumbency Status, and Number of Black Candidates in New Orleans
City Council District Election Contests, 1965-1998 |
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% Black Voter
Roll-Off: |
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Mean |
Standard Deviation |
Range |
N |
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Council: |
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Majority-White |
18.5 |
8.4 |
1.1-36.0 |
30 |
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Majority-Black |
7.8 |
2.9 |
2.9-13.0 |
16 |
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Election Type: |
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Primary |
17.0 |
8.4 |
2.9-36.0 |
35 |
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Runoff |
7.8 |
5.0 |
1.1-19.8 |
11 |
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Black
Incumbency Status: |
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No Black Incumbent |
16.1 |
9.1 |
3.9-36.0 |
34 |
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Black Incumbent |
11.1 |
6.1 |
1.1-20.0 |
12 |
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Number of
Black Candidates: |
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0 Black Candidates |
18.9 |
10.1 |
3.9-36.0 |
15 |
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1-4 Black Candidates |
13.7 |
7.8 |
1.1-26.5 |
24 |
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5+ Black Candidates |
9.8 |
3.3 |
5.2-15.8 |
7 |