The Pressures of Place: Urban-Rural Variation in Considerations for Political Participation

• In Event: The Role of Geography in Predicting Political Participation and Turnout

Brief Overview

Using original survey data of American adults, we find that considerations for protesting and voting vary between urban and rural residents underscoring the importance of social influence on political participation.

Authors

• Jennifer Lin, Northwestern University

• Kristin Kay Lunz Trujillo, University of South Carolina

• Caroline High Pippert, Northwestern University