Ski Resort Counties

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In Europe ski resorts tend to lean right but perhaps due to class based politics still stronger as well as right is not nearly as reactionary as in US.  Back in 80s, ski resorts I believe voted GOP.  Also top marginal rates are much higher in Europe and kick in at much lower levels thus most living there are likely in top bracket while in US only a minority are.  In Canada as mentioned ski resorts lean left, this is especially noticeable with Banff and Jasper which are in Alberta that outside Edmonton is staunchly conservative.  One exception is Blue Mountain, Ontario usually votes Tory, but less so than other parts of the riding and Liberals occasionally win it even though almost never win riding.

Interestingly enough though Whistler until most recent election would vote BC Liberal provincially even if it shunned federal Tories so it could also be the style of conservatism too.  In Europe, left is more socialistic as opposed to liberal much like NDP in BC while right in much of Europe is more your classical liberal variety as opposed to cultural conservative (they have those parties in Europe too, but not sure they do well in ski resorts) and BC Liberals are that while federal Tories somewhat more like GOP.