In a time of almost unprecedented partisanship, economic anxiety has emerged as the one issue that unites Americans across all walks of life.

Optimism and pessimism about the country’s future are sharply divided between rural and urban communities, survey data from the American Communities Project (ACP) shows.

Uniting the disparate communities is one common concern, soaring prices in grocery stores and affordability, which Trump has deemed a “con job”.

Despite Trump’s rhetoric about lawlessness in America’s major cities, residents in urban centers are less concerned about gun violence and crime than they have been in previous years, the survey finds.

And pessimism about the country’s future continues to be felt most heavily amongst urban dwellers, along with a growing dissatisfaction

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