Does Rural verses Urban still define the central issues of our politics? And does it get more divisive as the population continues to shift?

[ElChupacabra]

If you want to frame it as a "versus" thing, than urban is winning because the rural pop is declining while the urban pop is growing. It's been that way for the last 20 yrs in total rural pop and the last 60 yrs in rural % of total pop. States with the highest % rural pop also tend to have the high % poverty.

I don't necessarily see it all from a competitive perspective, but it does play a part since the representation is going to favor larger populations since those locations are also where the private sector consolidates as well.

 

[craig]

Probably not

Did they come from shit hole parts of the world like Central America, Mexico, Africa or poor Caribbean countries in Historic high numbers?

I have noticed "shit hole countries" being referred to a lot lately by Trump supporters. Is that now canonical "Trump media" lingo.

 

[Luther]

I have noticed "shit hole countries" being referred to a lot lately by Trump supporters. Is that now canonical "Trump media" lingo.

Nah.... just 3rd world countries(wink)

 

[bluesmoke]

I don't necessarily see it all from a competitive perspective, but it does play a part since the representation is going to favor larger populations since those locations are also where the private sector consolidates as well.

Yeah. I purposely used the term “versus” in quotes for what you say but mostly because that is how it was framed in the OP. And, historically, there has always been the argument that rural living is “God’s country” and morally, etc., better than city living, the gemeinschaft vs the gesellschaft. But the fact is, sociologically, both living styles have much the same characteristics that though one lifestyle may have more of some than the other, it’s just not enough to make a clear diff that surely separates the two. Studies have shown such going back 100-150 yrs.