Bill Bishop & Tim Marema
5 posts
Where Are the Rural Voters on Super Tuesday?
Rural voters will be a bit underrepresented in Tuesday’s multi-state contest, thanks to some major cities like Los…
March 2, 2020
Contrary to What You Hear, The Rural-Urban Gap Didn’t Grow in 2018 Election
Despite stories about the “deepening divide” between rural and urban, the difference between major-city voters and rural voters…
March 20, 2019
Democratic Gains in Midterms were Largest in Rural Areas
Democratic Senate candidates cut the party’s rural deficit compared to the presidential vote in 2016. But Republicans still…
November 26, 2018
Fast Takes: The Rural Voter Myth That Won’t Go Away
Rural voters broke big for Donald Trump, but his campaign got over the finish line with metro voters.…
July 26, 2018
‘Blue Wave’ Has Been a Trickle Outside Largest Cities
The only place Democrats rack up big wins is in the core counties of the nation’s largest cities.…
May 14, 2018