Social issues and voting

Who's Bitter Now
N.Y. TIMES by LARRY M. BARTELS, April 17

An interesting essay about whether small-town Americans are more apt than others to vote primarily on social issues. They are apparently somewhat less likely. I suppose that is harder to see when you view your own social issues as vital and everyone else's as deluded.

UPDATE: Bartels' entire presentation in response to Thomas Frank's What's The Matter With Kansas.