Confidence in elections among U.S. local officials: Effects of social trust, partisanship and political ambition

Eric Plutzer; Gary Adler; Rebecca Sager; Jonathan S. Coley; Damon Mayrl

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0324794

Confidence in elections among U.S. local officials: Effects of social trust, partisanship and political ambition

Eric Plutzer
, Gary Adler
, Rebecca Sager
, Jonathan S. Coley
, Damon Mayrl

Sociology

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Original language	English
Article number	e0324794
Pages (from-to)	e0324794
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324794
State	Published - Jun 2025

Keywords

Female
Humans
Local Government
Male
Politics
Public Opinion
Trust
United States

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