Obama's Success Among Rural Voters

Barack Obama may not have won the rural vote in this year's election, but he was able to close the gap significantly. In 2004, John Kerry lost the rural counties in battleground states by 15 percentage points. Obama was able to narrow that deficit to seven. Nationally, John McCain won 56.2% of the rural vote compared to Obama's 43%. The proportions reversed in urban areas with Obama receiving 57% of the vote and McCain 42.5%.

I'm not sure why McCain was more popular among rural voters. Anyone have any ideas about that?

See the full report from the Daily Yonder here.