In terms of global significance, what is the second most important US city?
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
April 29, 2024, 03:44:10 AM
News: Election Simulator 2.0 Released. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, and more - Read more

  Talk Elections
  General Politics
  Political Geography & Demographics (Moderators: muon2, 100% pro-life no matter what)
  In terms of global significance, what is the second most important US city?		 « previous next »
Pages: [1]
Poll
Question: (Assuming New York City is #1)
#1
Boston		  
#2
Chicago		  
#3
Los Angeles		  
#4
San Francisco		  
#5
Washington DC		  
#6
Other		  
Show Pie Chart
Partisan results
Total Voters: 64

Author Topic: In terms of global significance, what is the second most important US city?  (Read 945 times)
TDAS04
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 23,527
Bhutan


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« on: September 06, 2021, 01:29:17 PM »
What is #2?
Logged
Skill and Chance
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 12,652
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2021, 01:37:47 PM »
If using a broad enough definition to include all of Silicon Valley, the answer is clearly San Fransisco.  If not, then D.C.

Cumulatively over US history, the answer has to be Boston, but most of the really important stuff there happened quite early and it had a 100+ year head start on Chicago and the California cities (and even a ~50 year head start on D.C.), so this isn't really fair.
Logged
jimrtex
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 11,817
Marshall Islands


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2021, 11:59:42 AM »
Houston
Logged
Sol
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 8,135
Bosnia and Herzegovina


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2021, 12:28:47 PM »
Los Angeles has a decent claim of being number one worldwide, considering the importance of the film industry.
Logged
Non Swing Voter
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 8,169


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2021, 02:22:32 PM »
Gonna go with LA.  Massive population.  It has Hollywood, which is what is globally significant in most parts of the world.  There's also a lot of international travel to and from there.  Cities like that get a boost on the global scene even if they aren't quite as significant in the US.  Miami would be another example of a city that is disproportionately significant to the rest of the world (though it's no-where near the second most important US city even by this calculation).
Logged
Bismarck
Chancellor
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 3,344


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2021, 11:31:02 PM »
San Fransisco. Tech companies tule the world.

1. NYC
2. Bay Area
3. Washington DC
4. LA
5. Chicago
6. Boston
7. Seattle
8. Dallas
9. Houston
10. Miami or Atlanta
Logged
Del Tachi
Republican95
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 17,839
United States


Political Matrix
E: 0.52, S: 1.46

P P P

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2021, 11:40:00 PM »
San Francisco is rated as the second-largest global finance center in the United States, only behind New York, so it has my vote.

Second strongest argument is for D.C. though, since so much of the (international) think tank/NGO world is centered there.
Logged
smoltchanov
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 7,380
Russian Federation


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2021, 01:31:18 AM »
Internationally - DC (what American government does influences  (for good or bad) the whole world). Domestically - LA, though Bay Area as a whole could compete.
Logged
Big Abraham
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,039
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2021, 11:37:11 PM »
Gary, Indiana
Logged
GregTheGreat657
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 7,906
United States


Political Matrix
E: 0.77, S: -1.04

P P
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2021, 10:45:25 AM »
Culturally, LA, but in a political sense, DC
Logged
Gracile
gracile
Moderators
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 7,054


Political Matrix
E: -8.00, S: -7.65

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2021, 11:26:41 AM »
« Edited: September 11, 2021, 11:31:02 AM by gracile »
Los Angeles, because of the role it plays in creating and spreading America's significant cultural assets and ideas around the world.
Logged
Born to Slay. Forced to Work.
leecannon
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,944
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.45, S: -6.78

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2021, 02:25:50 PM »
LA because of how much it interacts with foreign countries (Latin America, Pacific, etc.)

Chicago is up there but it’s mostly an influence on the country and surrounding states then a foreign country
Logged
Pages: [1]  
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.042 seconds with 14 queries.