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%T Electoral geography and the post-socialist city: Is the pre-world war II urban tissue still important? Evidence from Bucharest at the Romanian parliamentary elections of 2016 %A Gutoiu, Giorgian %J European Quarterly of Political Attitudes and Mentalities %N 3 %P 47-60 %V 7 %D 2018 %@ 2285-4916 %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-58365-7 %X Context is essential for electoral geography. However, most electoral geography studies place little emphasis on constructing a theoretical framework informed by the geographical nature of the context. The present paper takes issue with these. In this regard, for understanding the geographical context of interest a thorough theoretical and factual representation is provided. Bucharest, a former socialist city, is described through its division between the historical pre-socialist urban tissue and the socialist developments. The hypothesis suggests electoral patterns overlapping this socio-spatial division. This is investigated at the Romanian parliamentary election of 2016. Spatial econometrics are used to analyze electoral data at the level of 278 polling locations in Bucharest. A strong polarization is found between the old town and the other places in Bucharest. Final discussions speak about the still important socialist past for cities and politics. %C DEU %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info