Indiana

[Biden his time]

I will say in about 10 years, Bloomington will be a MAJOR business hub in the region.

Has it happened yet?

[Schiff for Senate]

SAMPLE RESPONSE:

Indiana is a much more rural state than its neighbours (excluding KY, of course). Michigan and Illinois are anchored by Detroit and Chicago, respectively, while Ohio is home to a conglomerite of cities, small and large (the three big C's - Cincinatti, Cleveland and Columbus - plus Youngstown, Toledo, Dayton, Akron, etc.). Pennsylvania is home to the sprawling and gigantic Philadelphia metropolitan area, as well as the smaller Pittsburgh. In contrast, Indiana has just Indianapolis and a collection of cities in Northwest Indiana that are really just a continuation of Chicagoland, the portion of Chicago that spills into the Hoosier State. Kentucky, similar politically to Indiana, similarly only has one or two big cities (Louisville and Lexington) plus a continuation of a metropolitan area from another state (a part of Northeastern Kentucky is home to the south suburbs of Cincinatti, Ohio). The congressional districts of these states explain it: Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia are all declining in population (either literally declining in population or comparative to the nation), leading to all their states (OH, IL, MI, and PA) losing a district each in 2020, while KY and IN, with stable or increasing rural and urban populations, have retained all their districts (six in Kentucky and nine in Indiana). But still, all four of the aforementioned, big-city states, have many more districts than KY and IN (again, following the 2020 census, KY still has six and IN still has nine - but OH has fifteen, MI thirteen, and IL and PA seventeen). New York, though it doesn't border Indiana, is similar to OH, PA, IL and MI in that way, since it's anchored by New York City, which has stagnated in population, leading to it losing a district while still holding many, many more than most other states, with a whopping 26 districts still retained.

[dkxdjy]

Less than 5 seconds between recommends, can you actually read that quickly?

[Bismarck]

A lot of people say that Indiana is conservative/Republican because of its rural-ness, but actually many states are more rural and less Republican than Indiana (including Midwestern states such as Minn., Iowa, and Wisc.)

Perhaps Indiana is Republican because it has relatively few ethnic whites, Hispanics, or Asians.

Actually there are a ton of Hispanics in Indianapolis and the city is becoming Little Mexico.  A street I frequented as a kid turned from vintage 50s style to the ugly and beaten down Hispanic shops like we have here in Arizona in the ghetto parts of town.  And I wouldnt assume Asians are very democratic, it depends on where they are at.  The vote swings either way with Asians.  You are right about ethnic whites, unless you count the Amish, who vote republican.

How Latino is Marion County now?

About 11%

White (Non Hispanic) 54%
Black 29 %
Hispanic 11%
Asian 4%

I'm guessing that that's higher in select parts of the city.

Wayne Township ( just west of downtown to the Hendricks county line including speedway) is about 1/4 Hispanic but is still plurality white. The above poster seems to have driven along Washington street a few miles west of downtown where there is a concentration of Hispanic businesses. Evan that area is only plurality Hispanic. Indianapolis is still a pretty white city, with a large black minority and comparatively small Hispanic and Asian majorities. Pike township (northwest corner) is plurality black, but the western edge (eagle creek and traders point) is a mostly white extremely affluent area. Every other township is majority or plurality white.

[Biden his time]

Less than 5 seconds between recommends, can you actually read that quickly?

Sometimes I make the mistake of forgetting to recommend a few posts while reading, so I go back and get them later 

[StateBoiler]

I will say in about 10 years, Bloomington will be a MAJOR business hub in the region.

Has it happened yet?

No.