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The roots of the rural-urban political divide

The roots of the rural-urban political divide

Update: 2025-11-17
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The vast political divide in America has largely become a battle between folks who live in the cities and those who don’t. This was not always the case. Somehow rural voters have almost uniformly become Republican voters. How did the divide emerge and why does it pose a threat to democracy?
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The roots of the rural-urban political divide

The roots of the rural-urban political divide

David Martin Davies