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Minor quibble on Cape Cod, by the more populated areas where people live year round (Barnstable, Hyannis, etc.), it's actually pretty conservative. The wealthy summer areas - Truro, Welfleet, Woods Hole, Chatham, etc. are the liberal areas, but those are liberal because they are well-to-do vacationers & retirees from Boston & NYC. Same can be said for Maine as well, the upscale touristy areas (Camden, Bar Harbor, Kennebunkport) pull from similar demographic pools as Cape Cod, but the year round local population in the outlying coastal areas are similarly conservative. Not always Trump Flag conservative, but that's more due to the general New England aesthetic of minding your own business.
The Jersey Shore you're 100% correct - it leans very conservative up and down the coast, with the exception of a few bubbles. Even on LBI, where you can't buy a place for less than $1.5M, it's not uncommon to see Trump flags all over the place.
The reddest town on Cape Cod was Biden+8. That’s 4 points to the left of the United States of America.
Barnstable was Biden+18. Mashpee same thing.
It’s not remotely similar to like Ocean County that was Trump+20. Barnstable County is 40 points more democratic than Ocean County
The reddest town on Cape Cod was Biden+8. That’s 4 points to the left of the United States of America.
Barnstable was Biden+18. Mashpee same thing.
It’s not remotely similar to like Ocean County that was Trump+20. Barnstable County is 40 points more democratic than Ocean County
Interesting, well suppose I'm wrong here. But I do find it surprising having spent a fair amount of time on Cape Cod, much of it feels conservative relative the rest of eastern MA. I'm with you on the Jersey Shore, it's much more obvious, though my suspicion was that some of that was simply optics between more guarded New England and more expressive New Jersey.
There is only one Democrat held district in Tennessee today, the 9th based in Memphis. After the 2020 census the Nashville area was reconfigured to split the blue leaning urban core into three different red districts that all have the majority of their population in conservative suburban or rural counties. Although Republican margins may be narrowing a little in the most diverse and fast growing suburbs, pretty much the entire metro area outside Davidson County is solidly red.
Nashville / Davidson County is still heavy Blue, Democratic, diverse, left leaning and didn't go for Trump, the outer suburbs are a different story and way more conservative. There were reason behind this 3 way split though but doesn't change the real diverse dynamics of the City. Even though the suburbs are heavy red, with the change in diversity in Rutherford county, especially north Rutherford, I can see it going blue possibly in the near future. Other parts of the Metro, I have my doubts.
Nashville elects another Progressive Mayor!!! Nashville Burbs may still lean red but the City is still Heavy blue... Maybe possible some suburban counties may follow???, who knows... https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...le-mayors-race
Interesting, well suppose I'm wrong here. But I do find it surprising having spent a fair amount of time on Cape Cod, much of it feels conservative relative the rest of eastern MA. I'm with you on the Jersey Shore, it's much more obvious, though my suspicion was that some of that was simply optics between more guarded New England and more expressive New Jersey.
Cape Cod voters used to elect old-fashioned Yankee Republicans. There's been turnover in population + that party no longer exists in meaningful numbers. The heartland of conservatives in MA is the interior center of the mainland part of the former Plymouth Colony.
Not so much for California. Central Coast is mostly liberal, and even the coast north of SF is mostly liberal (Mendocino, Arcata/Eureka...)
The reddest part of Cal is definitely within Central Valley, including, well, Redding .
Even in Northeast, coastal Maine is mostly liberal, and most of MA coast (including Cape Cod) is liberal. Jersey Shores is definitely a different world politically, as is the Delaware coast down to Maryland outside of Rehoboth Beach / Lewes.
Love the Redding pun haha. Nah I’m just curious as we view Huntington Beach and Newport Beach ad conservative strongholds.
Love the Redding pun haha. Nah I’m just curious as we view Huntington Beach and Newport Beach ad conservative strongholds.
But OC is a George Bush/Ronald Reagan type of conservative not a Trump kind of conservative (ie Populist). Its also why GOP support in Texas is declining. Texas is conservative, not populist. But the flip side of that coin is that parts of the US that are populist (Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Parts of Florida, etc), the GOP is gaining huge ground.
But OC is a George Bush/Ronald Reagan type of conservative not a Trump kind of conservative (ie Populist). Its also why GOP support in Texas is declining. Texas is conservative, not populist. But the flip side of that coin is that parts of the US that are populist (Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Parts of Florida, etc), the GOP is gaining huge ground.
Isn't GOP erosion in the suburbs offset somewhat by growing support in Hispanic counties in South Texas? Isn't that populist too?
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