Why Rural America Is Increasingly Red

Many Rural Americans Are Still “Left Behind”

Even though rural poverty rapidly dropped in the 1960s, it has consistently exceeded urban poverty rates using the official poverty measure. Source: USDA ...

Why is it that people in rural areas tend to vote red, while those who ...

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Immigration and the New Racial Diversity in Rural America - PMC

What is new today is the large-scale movement of Hispanics—America's largest minority, immigrant, and urban population—into many parts of rural ...

The Density Divide and the Southernification of Rural America

The Old North/South Split Lives on in the Urban/Rural Divide.

How to End Republican Exploitation of Rural America

The authors of the upcoming book “White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy” explain how rural voters can build a national ...

White rural rage could put Trump back in the White House

Over the Trump era, rural America has grown steadily more Republican.

Democrats try to rebuild their relationship with rural America

It holds pride of place in Ottawa, Kansas, a vibrant small town that sits square in the middle of acres of farmland. Though the Plaza Cinema ...

Healthcare Access in Rural Communities Overview

Access to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet rural residents face a variety of access barriers. A 1993 National Academies ...

Black and Brown Voters Are Building Power in Rural America

In the weeks leading up to Election Day 2022, dozens of Latino volunteers with We the People Action Fund — many of them undocumented and ...

Commentary: Wake up, Democrats. Rural America Is More Than ...

The Republican political sweep in Virginia earlier this month shows once again that national and state-wide Democratic candidates have lost ...

Investing in Rural Prosperity | St. Louis Fed

This book offers ideas for how rural communities can pursue growth that leads to greater economic opportunity for everyone.

The Last Stand of the Rural Democrats | The New Yorker

E. Tammy Kim writes about the upcoming Senate race in Montana, where the incumbent Jon Tester, a Democrat, is being challenged by Tim Sheehy ...

Axios Vibes: America's unhappiest people

Many Americans, especially Republicans and rural residents, are more likely to see the national economy as weak .

Could the United States be headed for a national divorce?

There is a growing divide in US society and politics along old civil war battle lines – and the election could make things worse.

Red Rural, Blue Rural - UNH Scholars' Repository

Voting trends in this vast area are far from monolithic. Republican presidential candidates have generally done well in rural America, but there are important ...

Health Equity Challenges in Rural America - American Bar Association

A significant rural-urban disparity in life expectancy exists in the United States. Part of the challenge in understanding and improving the health of rural ...

ICYMI: Have Democrats Found a Way to Win Over Rural America ...

Democrats like Yee Leng Xiong, Elizabeth Grabe, and Jodi Emerson are fighting for all Wisconsinites, and they're showing up wherever they can to reach voters.

FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration's Historic Investments To ...

President Biden is committed to ensuring that rural Americans have the opportunity to succeed – and that they can find that opportunity in ...

Gun Violence in Rural America - Center for American Progress

rural communities—particularly in red states—have increasingly faced levels of gun violence that match or outpace urban areas ...

Why Rural America Matters: Part II - Chicago

Neither Democrats nor Republicans have adequately addressed the problems facing rural communities. They disagree on minutiae instead of focusing ...