Rural Roots: Place-based Socialization and Rural Conservatism

• In Event: The Politics of Rural Resources in the U.S.

Brief Overview

We show that adults who grew up in rural American communities–regardless of their current place of residence–are more likely to identify with the Republican Party and as conservatives.

Authors

• Alee Lockman, Texas A & M University, College Station

• Kristin Kay Lunz Trujillo, Boston College

• Michael Shepherd, University of Michigan