In podcast miniseries, “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita interviews several political science professors, as well as conducts her own experiment, and uses outside research, to answer the questions: why do people value specific world issues over others? To what extent does this have an effect on the outcome of presidential elections? To this end, Rita analyzes external influences such as education, family, religion, political parties, and geography, to understand how these aspects influence voters at the polls.

In episode 3, of “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita talks about how political parties and geography impact voters at the polls. Rita uses primary and secondary research, while also interviewing Professor Graham Bodie from the University of Mississippi.