One Cure For Sour Feelings About Politics − Getting People To Love Their Hometowns

One Cure For Sour Feelings About Politics − Getting People To Love Their Hometowns

While much of the nation’s political attention stays focused on Washington, the leaders who control the nation’s streets, schools and neighborhoods are typically chosen by a small fraction of citizens. The post One Cure For Sour Feelings About Politics − Getting People To Love Their Hometowns appeared first on Study Finds.

One cure for sour feelings about politics − getting people to love their hometowns

A young girl holds Old Glory at an Independence Day celebration. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty ImagesEileen Higgins won a historic victory in December. She became the first woman ever elected mayor of Miami, as well as its first Democratic mayor since 1997. Although the stakes in the city’s Dec. 9, 2025, runoff election were high, interest was not − 4 in 5 registered voters stayed home. Low turnout is common in municipal elections across the coun…