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The American Urban/Rural Political Divide (Patreon)

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Edit: I had a small error in the other video so I corrected it and re-uploaded. Thanks for catching that, Dante!

Here is a video suggested by many viewers, including some of you. One thing I didn't mention in the video is tribalism, but I felt like many of my viewers would already be keenly aware of that causing this divide. 

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The American Urban/Rural Political Divide

Go to our sponsor http://trylgc.com/MrBeat and use MRBEAT for 30% off your at home test kit. Here is the survey: https://forms.gle/PRgXe9sXk7yn9W4B6 Mr. Beat explains why rural voters tend to lean more to the right politically and why urban voters tend to lean more to the left politically. Produced by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band) and @bad snacks . Sources/further reading: What’s the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank Buy here: https://amzn.to/3yr77b2 Why Cities Lose by Jonathan Rodden Buy here: https://amzn.to/3nULc79 The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in Rural America by Robert Wuthnow Buy here: https://amzn.to/3IEmX6U https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/red-state-blue-city/513857/ https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-rural-voters-governors-races.html https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/05/22/urban-suburban-and-rural-residents-views-on-key-social-and-political-issues/ https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/about-us/what-is-rural https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5xpunveXG0gJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/15/biden-trump-economy/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Fkn1W8ur9VsJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/08/our-urban-rural-political-divide-is-both-new-decades-making/+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/08/the-rural-urban-divide-furthers-myths-about-race-and-poverty-concealing-effective-policy-solutions/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/12/01/democrats-rural-vote-wisconsin-441458 https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1336342894630858755 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban%E2%80%93rural_political_divide https://source.wustl.edu/2020/02/the-divide-between-us-urban-rural-political-differences-rooted-in-geography/ https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/pride-fear-small-towns-article-1.3905990 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/22/us-politics-rural-america https://www.econlib.org/why-are-there-zero-republican-mega-cities/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/20-years-welfare-reform/496730/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33881488/ https://www.nber.org/papers/w5774 Buy Mr. Beat merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ Buy Mr. Beat's book: https://amzn.to/386g7cz How to support Mr. Beat: Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat “Free” ways to show support: Subscribe to my channel Turn on notifications Like, share, and comment on my videos Connect: Mr. Beat on Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1... Mr. Beat on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lan... Mr. Beat’s website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat’s second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYl... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/62BsM... Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Shampoo: https://rb.gy/vlqeym Acne fighter: https://rb.gy/a6dnb0 Wallet: https://shop.ekster.com/mr-beat2 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvf/ Command and Control by Eric Scholosser https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvi/ The Age of Fracture by Daniel Rodgers https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvn/ Blowback by Chalmers Johnson https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvw/ The Third Reich at War by Richard Evans https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvt/ Railroaded by Richard White https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwq/ The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwi/ A Short History of Reconstruction by Eric Foner https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwk/ The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwn/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/re... FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. #politicalscience #politics #politicalhistory

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Ralph W. Kelly

Great video as always! I’ve only ever really lived in big cities so I’m not particularly knowledgeable on the policies of rural areas, or heck, even the suburbs. On urban/rural arguments, I tend to side with the left on most of these issues (for example better public transports as opposed to more highways)

Naterade

Great video topic! I enjoyed your analysis on the urban and rural divide. Automation and globalization has certainly widened the divide between urban and rural areas. Also, the fact that both parties in my opinion seem to have adopted this purity test where candidates and members of a party can’t hold varying stances on certain issues otherwise they are demonized e.g. Joe Manchin bucking Biden’s agenda or Trump and republicans who attack republicans who voted to certify the 2020 election. I think a good place to start to help alleviate the divide is to have an urban/ rural high school exchange student program in each state, so people can experience both walks of life and provide some perspective on both.

Matt Beat
>>88002913

Dang that is an amazing idea. AND you brought up good points I'm kicking myself for not bringing up in the video!

Matt Beat
>>88001418

Yeah it's surprising how rural voters have turned against big public projects in recent years since they often depend on them for their survival.

DANTE VERONA

Hold on... At the 4 min mark did you mean to say more resistant to change instead of less resistant?

Matt Beat
>>88009661

I sure did. Dang, I messed that part up. I'll put a correction in the pinned comment. Thanks for catching it and pointing it out.

DANTE VERONA
>>88009661

No worries man... Looking forward to the polling when this post goes Live on YouTube. I kinda already know what to expect (I think).

Devin Canada

i want to hear the whole "i hate the suberbs song."

Devin Canada

you forgot the rual culture of self dependence being a factor. People in rual area dont care much for charity for themselves and much less from the government so when taken it is done son begrudgingly.

Shedd Badgers

I saw Tribalism in your write-up. Not sure if that would fit in this video anyway. As far as the divide between rural and urban I would dare say in some respect we know who largely represents whom. The Democrats have more power in urban areas while Republicans have more power in rural areas. I would dare say just as Democrats seemed to have let the rural areas go, Republicans have left urban areas alone. Though at least Democrats would try to make inroads in those areas where they lack strength.

Kasonia Kisangani

Mr. Beat, where can we find your suburb song? And why can't you stand the suburbs? I can't stand the suburbs either. Ever since I left Manhattan, KS to go to KU I told myself I would never ever live in Manhattan again. At the time I didn't understand why, but today I know better why.

Deshawn Jackson

Actually yes! Make a video on if welfare improves poverty with like a counter argument from the Republican side 😊

Jonny Hubbs
>>88150870

The tug of war between Bill Clinton and the Republicans on how best to reform welfare would be interesting as well.

Matt Beat
>>88150870

I am actually already planning a full video about Clinton, so maybe I can include that in it?