Why are US tourism areas leaning Dem?

[Linus Van Pelt]

There is definitely a difference between the US and Europe in the voting patterns of elite ski resorts. There are some threads about this somewhere, I believe. It probably has to do in part with the general cultural tone of US politics, and in part with the fact that the Rockies resorts are too far from any populated agricultural area to draw many local rural employees.

Overall, though, I agree with the others that tourism areas are not particularly Democratic. Even in MA, the most tourism-oriented area is Cape Cod (Barnstable County), which is a bit more Republican than the state average.

[Linus Van Pelt]

Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard (Dukes County) are even more touristy than Cape Cod and are extremely Democratic.

Right, fair enough.