Spatial analysis of political participation of citizens in the fourth edition of Amol City Council elections (1392)

People contribution in election of councils is the sign of development in providing and fulfilling the needs of residents of the cities. The analysis of 4 round of election in Amol City shows that the rate of contribution in election of the third round was 54% and 62% for the fourth round. This trend shows how planning and city management can be so important for the people. One of the particular features of election of city council is the “impact of neighboring” on election behavior of the voters that has a clear space in political map of city. This situation shows that generally voters consider local and individual interests to the group and long lasting ones. In fact, in this condition the political culture of some part of the city has mass features in which the concept of general city identity, party inclination, effective political contribution, and citizen orientation encounter problems. The findings of the research shows that there is significant relationship between the economical situation and rate of political contribution. Based on the findings, although the invalid votes are higher in educated areas than less educated areas, the educated people have more contribution comparing to illiterate people. On the other hand as much as the educational level increases, the level of contribution decreases. Consistency between the map of invalid vote of distribution with level of literacy shows that educated people do not trust the map and instruction of the council in advancing the city management system.