This research combines electoral data by precinct with demographic data to demonstrate that race alone is not the determinant of at-large electoral outcomes in St. Louis. In St. Louis, a long history of machine factionalism affects the behavior of black and white politicians and influences when and under what conditions blacks vote for whites and whites vote for blacks. The black-white dichotomy that is clearly evident in St. Louis society works against election of nonwhites citywide, but the city's political culture and structure also play a role in determining who is elected.
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