How the Rural-Urban Divide Matters for Political Power, 1980-2020

• In Event: Policy Design & Political Development in State & Nation

Brief Overview

U.S. political institutions have long given extra leverage to rural places, yet never before have those places been consolidated into one political party. We examine how today's rural-urban political divide is shaping political power.

Authors

• Suzanne Mettler, Cornell University

• Trevor Brown, Cornell University