Embed Unpacking America’s urban-rural divide Embed The code has been copied to your clipboard. width px height px The URL has been copied to your clipboard No media source currently available 0:00 0:04:43 0:00 Download 240p | 12.8MB 360p | 22.4MB 480p | 43.5MB 720p | 73.9MB 1080p | 124.5MB The divide between urban and rural voters is a key indicator in U.S. electoral politics. Cities favoring Democrats and rural areas favoring Republicans isn’t new. But since 2000, the gap has grown dramatically. What is behind this trend, and why is it so important? The answer is partly economic —