A potential explanation for the US urban-rural political divide is a definition of rural
consciousness comprised of three subdimensions: a feeling that ruralites are …

In many advanced economies, citizens are deeply politically divided on the basis of where
they live, and there is growing concern that these divisions are reinforced by place-based …

Drawing on a unique battery of questions fielded on the 2018 CCES and in two separate
surveys—one in 2019 and the other during the 2020 election—we study the extent to which …

Recently, an emerging body of research has diagnosed a 'crisis of trust'in rural and
peripheral areas. Yet, the majority of these works overlook local institutions as a potential …

Contemporary public opinion in the United States has been characterized by affective
polarization and the nationalization of political behavior. In this paper, we examine whether …

Rural residents are typically construed as being more conservative than urban residents. Is
this true, or do rural residents carry unique interests from Republicans or conservatives …

In recent years, the rural-urban divide has not only made its way back into political science,
but has also been given an entirely new angle by investigating place of living as its own …

Demands for public input on Olympic bids have made local referenda an increasingly
common feature of the Olympic bid process. This case study advances our knowledge about …

The US has seen an increase in affective polarization and negative partisanship over the
past few decades. Among other factors, previous work suggests that politically …

We highlight the importance of social identity and place-based resentment rather than
economic positions to explain preferences for interregional fiscal redistribution. We use the …