Tourism relies on low-skilled service-sector workers, many of whom are minorities, and most of whom earn a small amount of income. Both factors lead to tourist-y areas to vote Democratic.
So places that are more mom and pop, its just an owner and a handful of employees in a business so small the dozen or so employees are directly affected by the welfare of the employer. Hence, everyone shares eachother's interests. In bigger and more expensive places, a place could have hundreds, if not thousands of employees. Some of the owners will be less concerned about the bottom line and more concerned about being a good global citizen. Many of the employees will think they can do better than what their employers are willing to offer on their own without hurting the bottom line.
These are both very true. I've worked at bigger companies where workers have been given perks and bonuses to stay when competition has moved in. I've also worked at places where we didn't get paid because the owner had to pay bills and go Christmas shopping.
