Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide

Nicholas F. Jacobs, B. Kal Munis · 2022 · Political Research Quarterly

Summary. Rural Americans harbor significant resentment toward urban communities, and this place-based animosity strongly predicts voting behavior in U.S. elections. The researchers analyzed survey data from 2018 to 2020 and found that rural resentment was a powerful predictor of vote choice in both the 2018 midterm and 2020 general elections, independent of partisanship and racial attitudes. The findings explain a key driver of America's urban-rural political divide.

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Jacobs, N. F., & Munis, B. K.. (2022). Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide. Political Research Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129221124864

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DOI: 10.1177/10659129221124864
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: policy
Added: 2026-04-28