No, the Divide in American Politics Is Not Rural vs. Urban, and Here’s the Data to Prove It
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https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*QcwV0QI6_igCVfuWS4N7Bw.png If the central political divide were really between rural and urban, trumping the regional cultural differences I outlined in American Nations, one would expect to see rural and urban counties voting for opposing candidates within each of the “nations.” A map showing rural results by nation would present us with a sea of reds, contrasting with urban results as a collection of blues. But that’s not the case at all. Instead, the data shows quite the opposite.
