Being a one party place doesn't mean there's no accountability, though. Look at D.C. (a one-party city/quasi-state) for an example. The last two mayors (de fact

Being a one party place doesn't mean there's no accountability, though. Look at D.C. (a one-party city/quasi-state) for an example. The last two mayors (de facto governors) were voted out, and in the past election about 1/2 of the members of the city council (de facto state legislature) who were up for reelection were voted out. When you see a lack of accountability, it's mostly a choice being made by people who don't care enough to vote bad politicians out (look at primary turnout rates).