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The urban and rural populations may vote for different political parties due to differences in political orientations and values, differences in general social structural characteristics (for example, education, income) and differences in political interests. The rural population is likely to vote for parties that articulate the interests of the rural and the agrarian population.
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© 2004 Oddbjørn Knutsen
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Knutsen, O. (2004). Urban-Rural Residence. In: Social Structure and Party Choice in Western Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230503649_4
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