ABSTRACT
The geography gap can be said to be either "compositional" or "contextual" in nature. The compositional approach suggests that regional patterns of political behavior are a reflection of the economic interests, races, and other politically relevant social groupings in a particular area. Geography gap is one of the urban-rural divide in American politics. The geography gap is symbolically the most prominent feature of the increased polarization in American politics. The existence of an urbanism gap in American culture and politics is one of the oldest concepts in the study of American politics. The urbanism gap has long been a feature of American politics. The divide between rural and urban voters has widened in part because the North-South sectional cleavage among rural voters has narrowed. Suburbs historically drew upper- and middle-class residents out of central cities, leading to racial and class segregation.
