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Are they working for us? A geographic comparison of United States government performance evaluations in presidential elections, 2006–2020
Recent presidential elections in the United States have featured rural-urban polarization. Rural Americans have been characterized as feeling that the government is working for others, not them, which could lead to a preference for candidates who they expect to reduce the size of government. Using data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Studies surveys from 2006 to 2020, I compare how residents of rural, suburban, and urban areas evaluate government performance and the effects of these evaluations in presidential elections. I compare their presidential approval ratings; retrospective economic performance assessments; and views concerning government corruption. The results show increasingly partisan patterns in government performance assessments, but do not indicate that place of residence is a key factor in one's presidential vote once these other factors are accounted for.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Rural Studies publishes research articles relating to such rural issues as society, demography, housing, employment, transport, services, land-use, recreation, agriculture and conservation. The focus is on those areas encompassing extensive land-use, with small-scale and diffuse settlement patterns and communities linked into the surrounding landscape and milieux. Particular emphasis will be given to aspects of planning policy and management. The journal is international and interdisciplinary in scope and content.