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• The Rural Voter

  the Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America

  Jacobs, Nicholas F.,

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  The divide between rural and urban America is vast and growing. Electoral maps separating deep reds from vivid blues expose not only political rifts, but a nation on the cusp of disunion.

• White Rural Rage

  the Threat to American Democracy

  Schaller, Thomas F.,

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  It's an open secret that voters in smaller, less populous states have more electoral power than their urban counterparts, so why are these same voters the most eager to leave behind democratic principles?

• The Overlooked Americans

  the Resilience of Our Rural Towns and What It Means for Our Country

  Currid-Halkett, Elizabeth, 1978-

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  In The Overlooked Americans, public policy expert Elizabeth Currid-Halkett breaks through stereotypes about rural America.

• Dirt Road Revival

  How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why Our Future Depends on It

  Maxmin, Chloe, 1992-

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  Dirt Road Revival lays out a roadmap for progressive politics in rural America based on two young campaigners' successful races in the most rural county in the most rural state in America.

• Blue Metros, Red States

  the Shifting Urban-rural Divide in America's Swing States

  Damore, David, 1970-

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  Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise lean Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon in American politics, one that will help shape elections and policy for decades to come. Blue Metros, Red States explores this

• Rural Voices

  15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-town America

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  Fifteen extraordinary authors--diverse in ethnic background, sexual orientation, geographic location, and socioeconomic status--explore the challenges, beauty, and nuances of growing up in rural America.

• Grounded

  a Senator's Lessons on Winning Back Rural America

  Tester, Jon, 1956-

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  An inspiring and eye-opening memoir showing how Democrats can reconnect with rural and red state voters from Montana's three-term Democratic senator

• Why Cities Lose

  the Deep Roots of the Urban-rural Political Divide

  Rodden, Jonathan,

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  A political scientist traces the origins of urban-rural political conflict and shows how geography shapes elections in America and beyond.

• Harvest the Vote

  How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America

  Kleeb, Jane, 1973-

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  From Democratic Party rising star Jane Kleeb, an urgent and stirring roadmap showing how the Democratic Party can, and should, engage rural America

• The Left Behind

  Decline and Rage in Rural America

  Wuthnow, Robert,

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  What is fueling rural America's outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And, beyond economic and demographic decline, is there a more nuanced explanation for the growing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Toward One Oregon

  Rural-urban Interdependence and the Evolution of a State

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  A little dated, but specific to Oregon.