the median Trump supporter had a higher income than the median Clinton supporter. This is exactly it. Small-town America is a very different beast from suburb

the median Trump supporter had a higher income than the median Clinton supporter. This is exactly it. Small-town America is a very different beast from suburban America. Most small town residents tend to pride themselves on their self-sufficiency ... which is, of course, contingent upon being able to gas up and drive to the nearest "city" (max population: 40,000) a couple times a month for necessary provisions from the big box stores. Lisa Ling[1] did a great piece where she interviewed people in the largest Radio-Free Quiet Zone[2]. The high-schoolers she talked to spent more time talking about how different (and better) they were from "city people", a fact they were quite proud of. .. _1: http://www.cnn.com/shows/this-is-life-with-lisa-ling http://www.cnn.com/shows/this-is-life-with-lisa-ling .. _2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Radio_Quiet_Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Radio_Q...