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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Expanding Medicaid to Help Rural Hospitals a Priority for Kansas Governor
At stake is health of rural communities, as well as that of their economies often reliant on hospitals remaining open and prosperous.
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Election Day Takeaways
Democrats haven’t fared well among rural Americans over the last few election cycles, but Biden is trying to bridge this gap.
Rural Hospital Legislation’s Long Wait in Congress
Experts worry political calculus will prevent some representatives preparing for reelection bids from fighting hard for a legislative change needed to save rural hospitals.
Biden Touts Rural Achievements as Part of “Barnstorming” Tour
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.
Q&A: How Does Geography Play a Part in Rural Identity and Politics?
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.
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Rural Voters in Swing States Present Untapped Potential, New Poll Suggests
New poll shows rural areas contain a much higher number of swingable voters than strategists might expect.
House Speaker Debacle Could Spell Trouble for Republicans in 2024
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.
Q&A: Carbondale, Illinois’ New Councilwoman Fits Right into this “Ungovernable” Rural Region
Southern Illinois is “rowdy” in nature, according to Carbondale’s new city councilwoman, Clare Killman. It’s a quality she loves.
Commentary: Democrat’s ‘Uphill Climb’ to Governor’s Office Runs through Rural Mississippi
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?
Progressives Hope ‘Rural New Deal’ Will Address Economic Issues and Appeal to Voters
Organizers see the document as a blueprint for rebuilding trust with rural voters and focusing the Democratic Party on key rural issues.
Study: Rural Communities Still at Disadvantage When Competing for Govt. Grants
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.
Government Shutdown Averted, Natural Disasters Continue
FEMA funding was in limbo during the near-government shutdown, underscoring the vulnerability of communities endangered by climate change.
USDA’s Vilsack Warns of Rural Fallout with Government Shutdown Likely
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.
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Looking Back
2020: The Rural Vote
Trump Maintains His Large Rural Margin; Democratic Vote Grows the Most in Mid-Sized and Large Metros
A big drop in third-party votes means both the Democratic and Republican candidates get a larger share of the total vote than they did in 2016.
Breaking Down the Battleground States
In Georgia, Atlanta Suburbs Deliver for Biden, But Extra Rural Votes Are Part of His Lead
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.
Major-Metro Suburbs Give Biden His Margin of Victory in Pennsylvania
Biden got beat 3 to 1 among rural voters. But he improved his rural turnout enough to allow his metropolitan advantage to give him the win.
Modest Gains in Rural Votes Help Biden Flip Michigan and Wisconsin
In Ohio, where Donald Trump maintained a nearly 50-point advantage with rural voters, the president won the race statewide by 8 points.
The Presidential Campaign: The Race for Rural Votes
Electoral Patchwork: Both Parties Look for Success in a South That Is Less Monolithic
Democrats are betting that demographic and economic change will improve their chances of success. Republicans are trying to preserve a Southern firewall.
Electoral Patchwork: The Midwestern Path to the White House
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.
Electoral Patchwork: Where Does the Rural Vote Fit in National Elections?
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.
Analysis and Data
If Trump’s Rural Edge Has Eroded, What Does that Mean for Electoral Math?
The latest Fox News poll suggests Donald Trump’s rural advantage has dropped by two-thirds since 2016.
Distance and Density, Not Just Demographics, Affect Urban-Rural Vote
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.
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
High-profile speeches made limited mention of rural policy concerns, but new formats elevated stories from rural people and places.
Deep Canvassing: National Network Says Technique Offers a Way to Engage Rural Voters
A report from People’s Action says its “deep canvassing” project could have an impact on the 2020 election.
Commentary: In Wisconsin, a Democratic Plan to Reach Rural Voters Started with Listening
The party’s environmental caucus is helping candidates connect with rural voters by
fighting large-scale agricultural waste that they say harms communities.
Analysis: How Iowa Prepped the Field for Winning Back Rural Voters
This year’s Democratic candidates have better policies with which to court America’s rural voters. You can thank Iowa.
Book Review: ‘Harvest the Vote – How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America’
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.
The 2020 Presidential Primary
2016 in Retrospect
The 2018 Midterms
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