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Commentary: Better Ways to Ensure Free and Fair Elections
More Stories

Commentary: The ‘Cracker Barrel vs. Whole Foods Gap’ Threatens Democracy

Letter from Langdon: Hey Democrats, What’s So Scary about Missouri?
Reviewing the Rural Vote

Trump Maintains His Large Rural Margin; Democratic Vote Grows the Most in Mid-Sized and Large Metros
Breaking Down the Battleground States

In Georgia, Atlanta Suburbs Deliver for Biden, But Extra Rural Votes Are Part of His Lead

Major-Metro Suburbs Give Biden His Margin of Victory in Pennsylvania

Modest Gains in Rural Votes Help Biden Flip Michigan and Wisconsin
The Presidential Campaign: Looking Back at the Race for Rural Votes

Electoral Patchwork: Both Parties Look for Success in a South That Is Less Monolithic

Electoral Patchwork: The Midwestern Path to the White House

Electoral Patchwork: Where Does the Rural Vote Fit in National Elections?
Analysis and Data

If Trump’s Rural Edge Has Eroded, What Does that Mean for Electoral Math?

Distance and Density, Not Just Demographics, Affect Urban-Rural Vote
What can we learn from prior Elections?
The Rural Buzz – A Special Series on Rural Social Media Activity During the 2020 Election
This Yonder-exclusive series analyzes the political sentiments of rural social media users in six battleground states.
The Rural Campaign Trail

How the Party Conventions Dealt with Rural America

Deep Canvassing: National Network Says Technique Offers a Way to Engage Rural Voters

Commentary: In Wisconsin, a Democratic Plan to Reach Rural Voters Started with Listening

Analysis: How Iowa Prepped the Field for Winning Back Rural Voters

Book Review: ‘Harvest the Vote – How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America’
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The Issues and Policies to Watch
Covid-19 in Rural America

Record Levels of Infections and Deaths Return to Rural Counties
The lives of more than 20,000 rural Americans have been claimed by Covid-19.
Source: USAFacts.org
Check out our Covid-19 dashboard for more coverage on the pandemic in rural America.
Rural Healthcare
From January 2010 to 2019, nearly 100 rural hospitals closed. Of those, 1 in 3 were critical access hospitals.
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Addiction and Opioid Abuse

Drug Companies Raise Prices on Rural Patients, Threatening Hospital Solvency
Overdose death rates for opioids and methamphetamines are higher in rural areas than urban ones.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rural Broadband

Research Report: States with Broadband Funding Program Have Better Access
Racial Justice

Small Cities and Towns Join National Police-Violence Protests
The Post Office

Postal Polemic: How a ‘Lifeline to Rural America’ Became the Center of a Federal Frenzy
9 of 10 voters have a favorable view of the Postal Service. Yet from 2010 to 2020, nearly 700 Post Offices closed across the country.
Source: Pew Research Center, United States Postal Service
Our Land, Water, and Air
Democracy and Civic Life

Commentary: Fixing Democracy
What Else Matters Most to You? – Tell Us Your Agenda for Rural America
To help guide our ongoing coverage of politics and public affairs, we’re asking our readers what issues are most important to them. Tell us what you think the candidates and campaigns should be talking about, and we’ll strive to keep those issues in focus.
Looking Back
The 2020 Presidential Primary
2016 in Retrospect
The 2018 Midterms
Before You Go Vote – Review What Was on the Ballot
The Race for the White House
Donald Trump (Incumbent)

Party Affiliation: Republican
Rural Policy Proposals: No listed rural plan from campaign website or party platform.
Vice Presidential Candidate: Vice President Michael Pence (Incumbent)
Joe Biden

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Rural Policy Proposals: The Biden Plan for Rural America (via campaign website).
Vice Presidential Candidate: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)
What Else was On Your Ballot?

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