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Interviews were conducted among a random stratified sample of executive committeemen of the Republican & Democratic county party org's in Nassau County, New York, from Sep through Oct 1966, in order to determine local party activism (N=46 Democrats, 39 Republicans). 5 hyp's were drawn from previous relevant studies & their applicability or non-applicability to subUr party activism was tested. The following findings are reported: The SE character of Nassau County & its degree of inter-party competition are complemented by Hs levels in the party leadership. There are a number of marked similarities in the status attributes of the 2 leaderships. The parties draw their members from diff groups within certain econ strata, however, & representation of these groups in the leadership appears to be associated with electoral support & leadership ideology. This reinforces the existing body of data relating to the ideological distinctiveness of party leaderships at the local level. The subUr pol'al activist shares certain policy att's with other members of his party, perceives important diff's between the parties, & is to some extent reinforced by his policy & issue concerns to enter & to continue party work. The perceived motivations or incentives for the subUr pol'al activist tend to deal, in the main, with the substance of pol rather than with pol as a mere channel for personal gain. The subUr pol'al leaders also define their roles in a manner which does relate to the electoral success of the party. But substantial numbers of leaders, particularly within the Democratic party, view party goals as somewhat more complex than the single electoral imperative. Data suggest that pol'al activism at the local level may now involve greater citizen participation, greater policy orientation, & in general a more functionally complete type of pol that it has reflected in the past. 9 Tables. M. Maxfield.