Republicans have been the party of the rich and Democrats the party of the poor for about as long as political scientists have collected data on American elections. That might not be quite so true anymore, at least among white voters. Hillary Clinton won the nation’s richest and most exclusive […] Read more »
There are absolutely two Americas. Sometimes in the same state.
A tale of two Virginia districts explains why the geographic, demographic and cultural chasm between the parties in the House of Representatives is about to grow much wider — with ominous implications for America’s escalating political tensions. In the affluent, diverse, 10th Congressional District of Virginia in the Washington suburbs, […] Read more »
Is increasing diversity positive for the U.S.? A look at the partisan divide
According to a Gallup survey released on July 18, the American people now regard immigration as the single most important problem facing the country, and the share of the population expressing this view stands at the highest level ever recorded. This surge of concern crosses partisan lines: the share of […] Read more »
The increasing partisan divide between Red and Blue America, and its implications for the elections in 2018 and 2020
Ronald Brownstein is a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Senior Political Analyst at CNN, and a shrewd observer of American politics. In this Conversation, Brownstein analyzes factors that fuel our increasingly polarized politics. He explains why these partisan divisions are likely to increase as we head toward elections in 2018 […] Read more »
Why Was a Citizenship Question Put on the Census? ‘Bad Faith,’ a Judge Suggests
From the moment it was announced in March, the decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census was described by critics as a ploy to discourage immigrants from filling out the form and improve Republican political fortunes. The Commerce Department, which made the decision, insisted that sound […] Read more »
What we buy can be used to predict our politics, race or education — sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy
The cultural divide is real, and it’s huge. Americans live such different lives that what we buy, do or watch can be used to predict our politics, race, income, education and gender — sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy. It turns out that people are separated not just by […] Read more »