IU Political Science Professor Steven Webster was quoted in an article featured on the front page of the national NPR website as well the radio show All Thing's Considered. The article is titled "The red state, blue state divide is real. But it's driven by more than just politics". It was written by Scott Neuman and was published June 8th, 2026. Click the quote to read the full article and hear the interview. "Americans do have a preference for living near co-partisans," Webster, says. However, "things like the Affordability of homes [and] living in a good school district far outweigh any explicit partisan-based motivation for choosing one location over another."
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