Rurality and Policy Congruence at the National Level: Disconnect Between Public Opinion and Representative Behavior?

• In Event: Domestic Policy and Politics

Brief Overview

In this project, we use CCES data and a new fine-grained measurement of rurality to build on past policy congruence work to examine if on-the-ground concerns expressed by rural residents of not being represented in national policymaking hold true.

Authors

• Rory Renzy, New College of Florida

• Jack Belk, New College of Florida

• Jack Reilly, New College of Florida