The widening gap between urban and rural Missouri

There has always been a bit of a gap between the wants/needs of people in the different parts of Missouri - -which is a very diverse state.

But yesterday's elections really highlight the different mindsets between rural and urban Missouri.

For Proposition B, the urban areas around Kansas City and St. Louis overwhelmingly voted in favor of Prop B -- an ordinance that has the biggest impact on the rural areas of the state.

For Proposition A, the two cities that were actually impacted by the law were the only two that parts of the state that voted against it.

While I realize this has always been the case in Missouri -- with the struggle between the vastly different needs of the state's two largest cities vs the largely agricultural rural areas - it seems like the gulf between the two has gotten bigger - with each side seeming to be more than willing to pass laws that largely impact the other group.

  If the two groups could work together a bit more it might be a greater benefit to both groups.

Detailed maps of the county-by-county votes can be seen here.

 

Comments

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When we think of the urban areas and the rural, we tend to think of the gap in terms of lifestyle, way of living and status. There is always a gap between the two and the solutions should be bridging the gap between the two. This is a challenge and hoping that things will get better. Thanks a lot for sharing great ideas.

[CFD Tips]

This is always been a case when there is a gap between the urban and rural settlers. There is a great opportunity the the gap widens as people tend to have different lifestyles and way of living. What we need to know is to find immediate solutions to answer these problems. Thanks a lot for the info given.

[CFD]

The gap between rural and urban is very interesting and will only widen and major cities become more urbanized.