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Old 08-12-2012, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Omaha is historically Catholic, but isn't it just as socially liberal as Pittsburgh today?

If one wants a seriously Catholic city, I think your best bet is Lafayette, LA.

But there's another option for the OP: a moderate-to-conservative non-Catholic city with a Latin Mass community. Lincoln, NE is better than Omaha in that regard. There's also Tulsa, OK which has an FSSP parish and a nearby traditionalist Benedictine community.
Omaha is predominantly Lutheran. I would call Omaha fairly socially liberal, or at least "libertarian". Most people don't try to get in your face there.

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Old 08-12-2012, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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Most cities are going to be more moderate or liberal than their home state. I don't think the OP will find any large metro area* that is offensively hostile to him or his lifestyle, which is kind of the point of moderate liberalism. If he is seeking a place where the majority are very like-minded then he is best off in innumerable small PA towns (although there probably won't be many Catholics, and many of them may actually not think so highly of Roman Catholics) or probably a wealthy Southern or Midwestern enclave in or near a major city (again, probably not that many Catholics).

Houston, Texas has a gay female mayor; she and her partner have adopted children. Are there conservative folks in Houston's massive city limits? Ha. Are they fleeing Houston? No.

*The Omaha City Council link eventually led me to Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area, and speaking of urban areas, the 8 County metro has a combined population of 877,110 in 4,402 sq. mi.
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Old 08-12-2012, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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It also needs to be said that virtually all of the incorporated area of Douglas County is in Omaha. If Pittsburgh included virtually all of Allegheny County, it would still be Democratic leaning, but not quite so overwhelmingly.
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Old 08-12-2012, 02:58 PM
 
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People here talk much more loudly in casual conversation than is the norm in New England. I don't know what part of this is hard to understand.

Mind you, I was used to this, given my extended family in the Philadelphia area talks the same way. It's still notably different than where I grew up though.
What part of New England are you from? In my experience, Bostonians and Rhode Islanders can be quite loud. Mainers on the other hand...
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Old 08-12-2012, 03:01 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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What part of New England are you from? In my experience, Bostonians and Rhode Islanders can be quite loud. Mainers on the other hand...
I grew up mainly in Connecticut, and went to college in Western Massachusetts.
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Old 08-12-2012, 03:07 PM
 
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Williams - BA Economics ... I'm guessing
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Old 08-12-2012, 03:15 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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It also needs to be said that virtually all of the incorporated area of Douglas County is in Omaha. If Pittsburgh included virtually all of Allegheny County, it would still be Democratic leaning, but not quite so overwhelmingly.
Oh, not this again!

Anyway, your statement in bold is untrue.

Fileouglas County Nebraska Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Omaha Highlighted.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 08-12-2012, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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The only other incorporated municipalities in Douglas County are gray on that map. The white area is unincorporated. Hence my statement is correct.
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Old 08-12-2012, 03:54 PM
 
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The only other incorporated municipalities in Douglas County are gray on that map. The white area is unincorporated. Hence my statement is correct.
Actually, that is untrue as well, and the comparison you made is to all of Allegheny County.

Douglas County, Nebraska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cities
Bennington
Omaha
Ralston
Valley

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Boys Town
Waterloo
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Old 08-12-2012, 04:16 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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Actually, that is untrue as well, and the comparison you made is to all of Allegheny County.

Douglas County, Nebraska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Communities

Cities
Bennington
Omaha
Ralston
Valley

Villages
Boys Town
Waterloo
79% of Douglas County's population is in Omaha.
25% of Allegheny County's population is in Pittsburgh.
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