I live in Germany and I would say, that is very much the case here, in fact probably more so than in the US.
And in any case, why would you expect this to not be the case? Should people in different living circumstances magically have the same beliefs, interests and desires?
>Should people in different living circumstances magically have the same beliefs, interests and desires?
Magically no, just practically. Which is often the case, because the ideologies concerned don't touch on rural vs urban "beliefs, interests and desires" but other divisions, like progressive vs conservative, environmental vs economic push, nationalist vs regionalist, and others. Sometimes the "beliefs, interests and desires" are even irrelevant, as dominant parties offer the same kind of programs, and it's just party loyalty that gets one to one or the other.
Germany has 5 parties in parliament (with sizable representation), the US has had two for a good while (with insignificant independent inroads). German party ideology is much more segreggated and divided among states than in Germany. Germany is much more homogeneous by population. And many other factors besides.
And in any case, why would you expect this to not be the case? Should people in different living circumstances magically have the same beliefs, interests and desires?