There’s a lot at stake for rural America during each election cycle. When election season heats up, stay tuned to the Daily Yonder for reporting and analysis on the role of rural voters and rural issues in the race, the results, and the road ahead.
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Experts worry political calculus will prevent some representatives preparing for reelection bids from fighting hard for a legislative change needed to save rural hospitals.
President Biden and his cabinet have ‘taken to the country roads’ to show that rural investments are an administrative priority. In 2024, rural votes will also be a priority.
Rural people have often been ascribed with a resentment toward nonrural communities that bleeds into rural identity and politics. Political scientist Kal Munis explains why this is the case.
The GOP’s failure to promptly nominate a new Speaker of the House is indicative of larger disunity within the party, and carries far-reaching policy concerns along with it.
With personal appeal, an unassailable working-class background, and strong stances on popular issues, Brandon Presley may have a shot in the Mississippi governor’s race. Could Elvis Presley’s second cousin help bridge the nation’s political divide?
Despite efforts by the Biden Administration to level the playing field for low-capacity communities, applying for government funding remains a tougher challenge for rural communities.
Funding for many of the biggest and most impactful USDA welfare programs, like SNAP or WIC, will likely stop if the government were to shut down, according to the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.
Biden did slightly better with rural voters than Hillary Clinton did in 2016, contributing to his narrow lead over Trump. But Trump won rural voters 2 to 1.
Democrats are betting that demographic and economic change will improve their chances of success. Republicans are trying to preserve a Southern firewall.
Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota are once again at the center of the presidential race. Joe Biden holds a steady lead, but many experts believe the vote is still in flux.
Could a decrease in rural support be part of a disappointing season for Republican candidates? The Daily Yonder looks at presidential and congressional races in three states: Pennsylvania, Maine, and Montana.
Are two people who are demographically identical likely to have different political preferences if one lives in a rural area and the other in an urban one? This study says yes.
The party’s environmental caucus is helping candidates connect with rural voters by
fighting large-scale agricultural waste that they say harms communities.
The book by the head of the Nebraska Democratic Party makes strong arguments why Democrats should reach out for rural voters. The question is whether anyone will listen.
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