your ideal county (politically)

[Brambila]

I'm surprised how people vote for Alameda so much. Alameda has a relatively large number of conservatives. I would imagine ncliberal and BRTD would pick Marin county... the only really renound liberal cities in Alameda are probably Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and some of the wealthier areas like Castro Valley. But Pleasenton, San Ramon, Livermore, and even Hayward are quite conservative.

My ideal county is probably Tulare county, CA. But where would I like to live? Somewhere around the DC area in Virginia. So probably Fairfax.

[Brambila]

Those areas are too anti-hispanic... I wouldn't fit in.

Oakland is pretty wealthy, or at least the only ones who decide on politics. The area that everyone looks at Oakland as is the black areas (subsuquently very dangerous as well), but those people don't vote generally. The people who vote live in Oakland Hills or Piedmont, which are VERY wealthy areas.

If you want a more poverished area and liberal, try Berkeley.

[Brambila]

Socially it is, most likely, because there are a lot of muslims and hispanics there (specifically afghanis).