This research is based on more than 1,600 school district property tax elections in California from the mid-1950s to 1972. Population, housing, social, demographic, and economic information by school district was available. This large, comprehensive, and consistent data base permitted investigation of the choices of the electorate with respect to school taxes and formulation of a better understanding of the reality behind the notion of taxpayer revolt. School districts that pass and fail tax elections have very similar characteristics; only a few variables were significantly different. Most important, the proposed tax, the existing tax, and tax change were all smaller in the passing districts. Taxpayer revolt--that is, a shift in observed behavioral patterns against the paying of higher taxes--was investigated for the years 1966-72. During this period, no evidence turned up that was consistent with the notion of revolt; voter behavior did not shift over this period. However, after taking higher taxes into account, underlying behavioral patterns were shown to have shifted between the 1950s and 1960s. (Author/IRT)