Replication Data for: The Urban-Rural Divide in Policy Priorities across Time and Space

This study examines sociospatial differences in policy priorities across time and space. Our empirical analysis based on a dataset of over 1.1 million respondents from 1939 to 2020 demonstrates that while there are modest but consistent gaps between urban and non-urban populations in several salient policy areas, partisan affiliation significantly overshadows place-based identities in shaping policy priorities. We also demonstrate that place-based gaps in most policy areas exhibit minimal variation over time and across different economic and political contexts. These results suggest that urban and rural populations rely on elite cues in similar ways when forming policy priorities. Our study contributes to the broader understanding of representation and attitudes toward policies by highlighting the importance of policy priorities.