U.S. towns electing Socialist mayors or major officers, 1911–1920 |
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Year | No. | Year | No. |
1911 | 74 | 1912 | 8 |
1913 | 32 | 1914 | 5 |
1915 | 22 | 1916 | 6 |
1917 | 18 | 1918 | 2 |
1919 | 5 | 1920 | 2 |
Source: James Weinstein, 1967 [1] |
The following is a list of mayors who have declared themselves to be socialists or have been a member of a socialist party in the United States.
In 1911 it was estimated there were twenty-eight such mayors[2] and in 1913 thirty-four.[3] In 1967, however, James Weinstein's table of "Cities and Towns Electing Socialist Mayors or Other Major Municipal Officers, 1911–1920" counted 74 such municipalities in 1911 and 32 in 1913, with smaller peaks in 1915 (22) and 1917 (18).[1]
But he was quick to portray his movement as an inclusive socialist one.
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