Liberal Places/Conservative Places

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Nice to see this topic's back

Liberal: Ithaca, NY
Cons: Anchorage, AK

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The U.S political "spectrum" is more like this:

 
                   Populist        
Liberal                         Conservative
                  Moderate    

Lib=Socially and Economically Left
Con=Socially and Economically Right
Mod=Socially Left, Economically Right
Pop=Socially Right, Economically Left                  

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These days, central city Cincinnati (and Covington and Newport) is not very conservative compared to the rest of America. But when you get out into the suburbs, look out!

Let me tell ya, there's some conservative stuff going on in the suburbs!

That's true... the Dems usually win 60-70% in the inner Cities in the Cinncinnati area (Jerry Springer was mayor of Cincinnati for a while)... but the 'burbs vote 60-70% GOP.
One of the most politically divided parts of the US, IMO.

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Flint is populist (very poor, very rundown, very leftwing)

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Left: Southern half of sydney, North, West and center of Melbourne, Newcastle, Woolongong, Tasmania

The whole Hunter Valley, NSW (including Newcastle) is leftwing (coalminers)... Freemantle in WA is as well... (dockers, ethnic minorities)
Tasmania was the only state to swing against Howard last election

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More or less true... but a lot of NPA seats are vunerable (Gippsland or Richmond for example). North Sydney (including Howard's seat, Bennelong) remains as solidly "Liberal" as ever...

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Agreed

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Flint is populist (very poor, very rundown, very leftwing)

Flint is very left-wing economically (and 83% for Gore in 2000), but socially moderate. Other cities like this are Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee...

Rustbelt populism

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How about populist cities:

Populist Cities

Pittsburgh, PA
Buffalo, NY
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Flint, MI
Birmingham, AL

Lots more though

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How about populist cities:

Populist Cities

Chicago, IL

The ethnic communities in Chicago's Northwest and Southwest side are populist, but neighborhoods near the Lake and downtown are socially liberal.

True, but overall it's populist

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How about populist cities:

Populist Cities

Pittsburgh, PA
Buffalo, NY
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Flint, MI
Birmingham, AL

Lots more though

Little Rock?

Yeah... Little Rock as well.
More:

Charleston, WV
Wheeling, WV
Beckley, WV
Scranton, PA
Wilkes-Barr, PA

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How about populist cities:

Populist Cities

Pittsburgh, PA
Buffalo, NY
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Flint, MI
Birmingham, AL

Lots more though

Little Rock?

Memphis ??
New Orleans ??

Yeah... Memphis is probably more racially divided than Birmingham, BTW...

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Flint is populist (very poor, very rundown, very leftwing)

Flint is very left-wing economically (and 83% for Gore in 2000), but socially moderate. Other cities like this are Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee...

Rustbelt populism

Most of the Populist cities in the Rust Belt are more economically liberal than socially conservative.

True

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Why are we all bumping ancient threads again?