| Economic effects on state governors SE Howell, JM Vanderleeuw American Politics Quarterly 18 (2), 158-168, 1990 | 121 | 1990 |
| Race, referendums, and roll-off JM Vanderleeuw, RL Engstrom The Journal of Politics 49 (4), 1081-1092, 1987 | 111 | 1987 |
| Voter roll-off and the electoral context: A test of two theses JM Vanderleeuw, GH Utter Social Science Quarterly, 664-673, 1993 | 78 | 1993 |
| A city in transition: The impact of changing racial composition on voting behavior JM Vanderleeuw Social Science Quarterly 71 (2), 326, 1990 | 51 | 1990 |
| Race rules: electoral politics in new orleans, 1965-2006 B Liu, JM Vanderleeuw Lexington Books, 2007 | 47 | 2007 |
| What do key votes measure? SA Shull, JM Vanderleeuw Legislative Studies Quarterly, 573-582, 1987 | 44 | 1987 |
| Political empowerment, mobilization, and black voter roll-off JM Vanderleeuw, B Liu Urban Affairs Review 37 (3), 380-396, 2002 | 41 | 2002 |
| Applying black threat theory, urban regime theory, and deracialization: The Memphis mayoral elections of 1991, 1995, and 1999 J Vanderleeuw, B Liu, G Marsh Journal of Urban Affairs 26 (4), 505-519, 2004 | 30 | 2004 |
| The role of economic development corporations in local economic development: evidence from Texas cities CA Jarmon, JM Vanderleeuw, MS Pennington, TE Sowers Economic Development Quarterly 26 (2), 124-137, 2012 | 26 | 2012 |
| Racial transition and white-voter support for black candidates in urban elections B Liu, JM Vanderleeuw Journal of Urban Affairs 23 (3-4), 309-322, 2001 | 24 | 2001 |
| Women city leaders and postmaterialist values: Gender differences in economic development priorities JM Vanderleeuw, ME Sandovici, CA Jarmon Journal of Women, Politics & Policy 32 (3), 211-236, 2011 | 23 | 2011 |
| The influence of racial transition on incumbency advantage in local elections JM Vanderleeuw Urban Affairs Quarterly 27 (1), 36-50, 1991 | 23 | 1991 |
| Race, Roll‐Off, and Racial Transition: The Influence of Political Change on Racial Group Voter Roll‐Off in Urban Elections* JM Vanderleeuw, TE Sowers Social Science Quarterly 88 (4), 937-952, 2007 | 17 | 2007 |
| Economic development priorities and central-city and suburb differences B Liu, JM Vanderleeuw American Politics Research 32 (6), 698-721, 2004 | 17 | 2004 |
| Quality of life amenities as contributors to local economies: views of city managers JM Vanderleeuw, JC Sides Journal of Urban Affairs 38 (5), 661-675, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
| An Advanced Degree in Public Administration–is it Valued by City Councils? J Vanderleeuw, J Sides, B Williams Public Administration Quarterly 39 (3), 453-483, 2015 | 13 | 2015 |
| City web sites: do they promote economic development, or branding, or anything at all? J Vanderleeuw, JC Sides Information Polity 19 (3-4), 207-224, 2014 | 11 | 2014 |
| White‐Voter Response to Black Political Power: The Case of New Orleans, 1980–1994 B Liu, JM Vanderleeuw Southeastern Political Review 27 (1), 175-188, 1999 | 9 | 1999 |
| The 2006 New Orleans mayoral election: The political ramifications of a large-scale natural disaster J Vanderleeuw, B Liu, E Williams PS: Political Science & Politics 41 (4), 795-801, 2008 | 8 | 2008 |
| Economic development perspective and city leadership J Vanderleeuw, C Jarmon, M Pennington, T Sowers, T Davis Urban Studies Research 2011 (1), 436290, 2011 | 5 | 2011 |
