Many accounts of partisan polarization emphasize the disproportionate and perhaps unfair advantages rural voters have because of federal institutions. Some even say that federalism, through the Senate, Electoral College, and state gerrymandering, gives rural voters the “greatest political hand ever dealt.” Rural voters . . . comprise just 20 percent of the American population, but their relationship with federalism is more complex than commonly understood. This digest helps teachers examine rural voters, how they vote, and how they affect federal institutions like the United States Senate and Electoral College. Read more . . .
