Rural Voters

In 2016 rural Michigan voters delivered an upset victory for Bernie Sanders. This year, they voted with the rest of the state for his opponent, Joe Biden. Other states in Tuesday’s primaries followed the same trend.

Harvard economist Edward Glaeser has built a career studying population density and wealth. The scholar says cities aren’t delivering opportunity for the poor, especially children.

A new type of organizer is at work in the rural South. Their work is occurring for the most part outside partisan politics, and they plan to be there for the long haul, according to this analysis from the online journal Facing South.

Candidate Amy Klobuchar made rural voters a major focus of her campaign, based in large part on her winning approach at home. But did presidential primary voters in greater Minnesota respond?

Bernie Sanders' performance was relatively stable across the board, with a noticeable increase in Super Tuesday’s most remote rural counties.

When you hit the two-lane roads, it might be best to leave your cruise control off and your right foot on.

Native voters have helped tip the scales for Democrats in important statewide races. They are likely to play a role in primaries in Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Colorado on Tuesday.

Biden started strong in the state’s largest cities and finished even stronger among rural voters. Bernie Sanders saw support decline a bit as voters became more rural.

Rural voters will be a bit underrepresented in Tuesday’s multi-state contest, thanks to some major cities like Los Angeles and Dallas. But eight of the 14 states voting Tuesday have an above average number of rural registered voters.