What would your town's political compass score be?

[Jake]

-7 economic, -2 social. This area is a big-government mecca.

You're in Montgomery Cty?


My town would be +2.50 Economic and +5.00 Socially.  The county as a whole would be +1.00 Economic and +7.50 Socially.

[DanielX]

-7 economic, -2 social. This area is a big-government mecca.

You're in Montgomery Cty?


My town would be +2.50 Economic and +5.00 Socially.  The county as a whole would be +1.00 Economic and +7.50 Socially.

Yup. Montgomery county, MD. Right next to Leftist Paradise itself.

[Cashcow]

Or something like that. The Pittsburgh area though, as a whole, would probably be:

-1.95 Economic
+6.20 Social

Uh, what the hell? That can't be right. No area with that kind of score would keep voting for Democrats over and over again. Even if you're not including the city, 6.20 is very high.

My town would have my scores.

[7,052,770]

I'd bet somewhere around (7, 7)

[WMS]

I did my county somewhere else, but I'll do Albuquerque.

Highly divided between pretty much every quadrant out there, but overall I'd say mildly populist, about a -2 on economics and a +2 on social stuff. But there are pockets of every [at least somewhat major] ideology somewhere in the city. There's a reason the media was referring to "the swing city of Albuquerque" during the campaign. I guess the central portions are more liberal than the outlying portions, but that's not a firm rule, as some outlying areas like my West Side are more moderate than conservative while other outlying areas like the Southwest Mesa are more populist, whereas some neighborhoods tucked closer in can be very conservative. Kind of a bizarre political arrangement, really.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

9-social
9.5 economic

not kidding, if you doubt me ask texas patriot

[Colin]

I would say that Hampton Township, PA would probably be:

You live in Hampton Township? I live in Hampden Township.

Where's that at?

[Rob]

My city is -9.00 Social, -5.00 Economic.

[danwxman]

I would say that Hampton Township, PA would probably be:

You live in Hampton Township? I live in Hampden Township.

Where's that at?

Near Harrisburg in Cumberland County.

[TeePee4Prez]

Philadelphia, PA (as a whole):

Economic: -6.00
Social: -8.00

Northeast Philadelphia (as a whole):

Economic: -3.00
Social: -1.00 (not as socially conservative as KP thinks)

Baltimore City is about the same as Philly, though I might switch the social and economic scores.  Baltimore County (suburbs) are similar to NE Philly as well, though there I would switch the economic and social numbers too. 

And the further you away from the city in exurbs and rural areas, the more conservative it gets (pretty rapidly). 

NE Philly is more socially than economically conservative due to an older, more religious population that were largely in unions.  There are isolated cases where the social score in some residents can be as high as +6.00, but it's not Potter County, PA.  Our suburbs in Montgomery and Bucks Counties, PA are probably about -1.50 economic and -5.00 social.   

[??????????]

I thought about all the local issues. Especially with our local farmers, businessmen, etc. This is what I came up with. And I am pretty sure this is what you'd commonly find across the south as a whole.

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 5.49

Moderate Populism.

[Blerpiez]

My town: 
Econ- average about -2 or -1, but a wide variety of opinions well distributed

Social- about -3

[TeePee4Prez]

My town: 
Econ- average about -2 or -1, but a wide variety of opinions well distributed

Social- about -3

Pretty right for MA.  Then again I hear South Boston is fairly socially conservative.

[12th Doctor]

Reynoldsville, PA (population, 3,000):

Economic: 2

Social: 6

Near by DuBois, PA (population including surrounding area, 20,000):

Economic: 4

Social: 4

Erie, PA:

City: 

        Economic: -4
       
        Social: 1

Suburbs:

        Economic: 4

        Social: -2

[King]

E: -8.51
S: -6.12

[nclib]

My city is -9.00 Social, -5.00 Economic.

Portland?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

My city is -9.00 Social, -5.00 Economic.

Portland?

No: he lives in Lane county. Based on the above, I'd guess Eugene/Springfield

[Filuwaúrdjan]

bump (this stuff is always interesting)

[Keystone Phil]

Northeast Philadelphia (as a whole):

Economic: -3.00
Social: -1.00 (not as socially conservative as KP thinks)

And we're not as union dominated as you think.

[George W. Bush]

-2.34 Econ

3.28 Soc

[Nym90]

My town is probably about -4 economic, +1 social or so.

[??????????]

bump (this stuff is always interesting)

Al, I was hoping you would jump in and analyze my assement. You're pretty good at this stuff and I think I guessed it pretty close.

[Rob]

My city is -9.00 Social, -5.00 Economic.

Portland?

No: he lives in Lane county. Based on the above, I'd guess Eugene/Springfield

Yep, it's Eugene:) Springfield is actually pretty conservative. It's commonly thought to be a redneck town.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And I am pretty sure this is what you'd commonly find across the south as a whole.

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 5.49

Certainly rural/small town parts of the South (sunbelty suburban places are usually pretty different politically). Obviously the economics number goes up and down depending on how poor the town is, and the social number will get higher, the higher the number of Evangelicals, but as a generalisation (and how fun they can be!) something around -4/+6 seems about right.

[dazzleman]

My town is about 0 on social scale and about +2 on the economic scale, in my estimation.