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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
the midwest sorta defines the "blue urban islands in a rural sea of red" pattern
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...7/41.73/-88.22
It seems like just about any city of 50k population or greater is blue, even if the surrounding county is pinkish or red.
even indy looks solidly blue in its core, just like its midwest cousins.
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Originally Posted by SFBruin
I would imagine that Pittsburgh, PA, would be on this list.
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Somewhat... Pittsburgh definitely has very liberal neighborhoods, but I wouldn’t classify the city as liberal (Democratic, yes. But more the labor union Democrat style). And certainly not the region... very conservative outside of Allegheny County.
In the 2008 election, the metro area was among the only regions that turned more red (along with places in W Virginia and Mississippi). Because... you know, Obama is a black man. Pittsburgh is still Appalachia, and quite racist in much of the region.
And it’s becoming less and less affordable as the west coast techies move in.