Small Power: How Local Parties Shape Elections

An insider's look into the largely anonymous volunteers in local party organizations who make decisions in elections with profound implications for American democracy.



Although scholars have long recognized that local American parties play an important role in elections, surprisingly little is known about the individuals who lead these typically small, volunteer-based organizations. As David Doherty, Conor M. Dowling, and Michael G. Miller show in Small Power, local party leaders influence t...