Rural America's conservative leanings are not a recent phenomenon but have been developing for decades. The rural-urban divide is more complex than a simple distinction between Democrats in cities and Republicans in rural areas. Rural voters interpret politics through a place-based lens and have a shared fate perspective.
Dan Shea and Nicholas Jacobs on the Rural Voter
Dan Shea and Nicholas Jacobs on the Rural…
Dan Shea and Nicholas Jacobs on the Rural Voter
Rural America's conservative leanings are not a recent phenomenon but have been developing for decades. The rural-urban divide is more complex than a simple distinction between Democrats in cities and Republicans in rural areas. Rural voters interpret politics through a place-based lens and have a shared fate perspective.