Republican Parties of the Western states: Why so conservative?

[freepcrusher]

does anyone here agree with me that Los Angeles county sort of has an east west divide? The western part is/was culturally more northeastern while the east side is/was culturally more like Missouri or Arkansas. That's obviously a hasty generalization but back when the area was mostly white, would you agree?

[Sbane]

Yeah, that sounds accurate. Though maybe it's more of a divide between those from the northern midwest, like say Iowa, and those from the lower midwest and the upper south. Northeasterners settled up in the Bay Area more.