Politics and Elections

The Trump administration and Democratic presidential candidates have had a chance to sound off on what they think needs to happen in rural America. Now we hear from advocates on the ground who identify the key policy changes they think…

Here’s a roundup of the candidates’ positions on rural policy and a sampling of their statements about rural.

Today’s public discourse is a petri dish for breeding disgust for people with whom we disagree. Debates about healthcare issues affecting rural America are no exception.

Conservatives like J.D. Vance tell struggling rural Americans to "work harder." Liberals say "stop voting against your best interests." But neither side understands how deeply betrayed working-class residents of all races feel, says scholar…

Rural gets a little attention in the first night of the Democratic presidential candidate debate. But night two participants gave rural America the silent treatment.

Joe Biden joins two other Democratic candidates in releasing a platform outlining his rural policy proposals. But Biden’s rural plan seems inconsistent with many of his votes in his 36-year Senate career.

Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp criticizes the president on job growth as part of a national rural voter project. The One Country Project will teach Democrats “how to win” in rural areas, says the one-term senator.

Iowa professors’ study links the state’s 2016 swing toward the Republican Party to rurality, education level, and race. The increased popularity of the Republican candidate did not correlate with concerns about the economy.