Which cities are most representative of their Census Regions?

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Atlanta feels like the right answer, and probably is, but it's not as representative as it seems. It would be perfect if the South dropped TX/OK/FL, but those have cities that are pretty different from Atlanta and have a lot of people.

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I've always seen Chicago (where I am now) as like a coastal city that happens to be located in the Midwest.

How so? It seems to me to be the epitome of the urban Midwest, like a large version of Milwaukee or Peoria.

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The reason I don't see Chicago as very Midwestern might be a "very BRTD" reason but it's because "ethnic whites" actually are a thing there, as is "cultural Catholicism". Pretty stark contrast to like Des Moines or Madison or of course right here Twin Cities.

Bit cherrypicked, doncha think? Des Moines and I think the Twin Cities were underrepresented in the most recent waves of European immigration in the early 20th century, and the same applies to Madison which is very much a "new economy" city. Meanwhile I think just about everyone would call St. Louis, Milwaukee, or Cleveland Midwestern.