Rural voters continue to evade Democrats

...Still, the improving economy remains a tough sell for Biden to rural voters, who already are voting in larger numbers for Republicans. 

Over the past two years, inflation has hit rural households harder than the rest of the country. According to researchers at Iowa State University, rural households had to pay an extra $8,120 due to inflation in 2021 and 2022, more than the $7,480 paid by urban households in the same two years. Meanwhile, researchers at Cornell University estimate that 94% of the nation’s job growth since 2000 happened in urban counties.

And recent polling shows that the trend isn’t getting any better. An NBC News poll from September 2023 shows that President Biden has a 51% approval rating among urban voters, but just 26 % approval among rural voters. That same poll also showed that 57% of urban voters were satisfied with their own financial situation,compared to just 42 % of rural voters...more