Conservative cities in CA (San Diego, Riverside: 2010, university, earthquake)

[Steve97415]

Originally Posted by ndfmnlf

It seems that liberals get the prime real estate (Bay area and other coastal cities) while the conservatives are pushed inland into the boondocks.

That's because institutions of higher learning are effective conservative repellents. Look at the towns in California that are the farthest away from major universities. There you'll find the greatest concentration of conservatives.

[basketballakev]

Originally Posted by Steve97415

That's because institutions of higher learning are effective conservative repellents. Look at the towns in California that are the farthest away from major universities. There you'll find the greatest concentration of conservatives.

I don't think thats necessarily true. I'm fairly conservative and I'm currently a student at UCI. There's actually quite a bit of conservatives here at UCI. I've heard that there's a sizable conservative population at UCSD. To be honest, I think that a lot of the younger generation think that they're liberal when in fact they're really not.

[basketballakev]

Would you guys consider San Diego to be fairly conservative overall?

[bhcompy]

Originally Posted by Steve97415

That's because institutions of higher learning are effective conservative repellents. Look at the towns in California that are the farthest away from major universities. There you'll find the greatest concentration of conservatives.

You mean like Orange County? Oh, wait, UCI and CSULB are major and right here. Chapman also is a major, albeit local, university.

Maybe you mean like the Inland Empire? Oh, wait, UC Riverside and CSU San Bernardino are out there.

Or maybe the San Joaquin Valley? Oh, wait, CSU Bakersfield, UC Merced, Fresno State, and CSU Stanislaus are there.

Perhaps San Diego(which is nearly 50/50)? Nope.. SDSU, CSU San Marcos, and UCSD are all there, and San Diego is the 9th most educated city in the US according to CNN(measured by % of adults with BA/BS or better). Also the largest city in the state with a Republican mayor.

I could go on, but I won't

[happ]

Originally Posted by Steve97415

That's because institutions of higher learning are effective conservative repellents. Look at the towns in California that are the farthest away from major universities. There you'll find the greatest concentration of conservatives.

Quite true. Look at all the cities in California that have universities & they overwhelmingly vote Democratic. In Orange county the 2 California state universities [Irvine & Fullerton] are in Democratic-voting cities. Actually, aside from Bible colleges that attract Republicans, all cities with large universities are Democratic. For example, Pepperdine University is a conservative church school in Malibu [a strong Democratic stronghold].

The LA Times did an extensive breakdown of voters & found that in Los Angeles all groups [extremely wealthy to poverty-stricken] voted Democratic & that "whites" were the most liberal.

[Steve97415]

Originally Posted by bhcompy

You mean like Orange County?

No, actually I was thinking more like the entire third of the state that lies north of Sacramento: Oroville, Marysville, Ukiah, Willits, Yreka, Crescent City, Redding, Anderson, Red Bluff...and what are the two exceptions? Chico and Arcata. Go figure.

[OC Investor2]

Originally Posted by Steve97415

No, actually I was thinking more like the entire third of the state that lies north of Sacramento: Oroville, Marysville, Ukiah, Willits, Yreka, Crescent City, Redding, Anderson, Red Bluff...and what are the two exceptions? Chico and Arcata. Go figure.

Arcata - Gee an area where much of the economy depends on suckling at the teat of the state taxpayer whilst having tenured jobs & no pressure to compete in the real world, and they lean left. Go Figure.

Oh and Chico is represented by republicans in the state house & Senate and congress. Try again.

[happ]

Originally Posted by OC Investor2

Arcata - Gee an area where much of the economy depends on suckling at the teat of the state taxpayer whilst having tenured jobs & no pressure to compete in the real world, and they lean left. Go Figure.

Oh and Chico is represented by republicans in the state house & Senate and congress. Try again.

Sorry but you are wrong again Butte county voted for Obama. Chico happens to be just one relatively small city among other small cities in the northern Sacramento valley. It's influence isn't enough to squash the last of the Republicans but all in time [probably in 2012 when Orange county also turns Blue [the same color as your face when you lose again.

[OC Investor2]

Originally Posted by happ

Sorry but you are wrong again Butte county voted for Obama. Chico happens to be just one relatively small city among other small cities in the northern Sacramento valley. It's influence isn't enough to squash the last of the Republicans but all in time [probably in 2012 when Orange county also turns Blue [the same color as your face when you lose again.

Gee, I thought Obama was POTUS. Did'nt know he also had time to rep Chico in the CA Assembly, Senate & Congress as well.

Chico, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The citizens of Chico, as members of California's 3rd Assembly District, are represented by Dan Logue (R, Chico) in the California State Assembly; and as members of California's 4th Senate District, are represented by Sam Aanestad (R, Grass Valley) in the California State Senate.

Federal

The citizens of Chico, as members of California's 2nd congressional district (which has a PVI of R +13[14]) are represented by Wally Herger (R, Rio Oso) in the United States House of Representatives

Being rude is bad enough. Try not to be rude & wrong at the same time, 'Kay?

[happ]

Originally Posted by OC Investor2

Gee, I thought Obama was POTUS. Did'nt know he also had time to rep Chico in the CA Assembly, Senate & Congress as well.

Chico, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Being rude is bad enough. Try not to be rude & wrong at the same time, 'Kay?

I didn't write that Chico wasn't represented by a few Republicans, just that the city of Chico & it's county voted Democratic.

But it's all in fun, right? I mean to be a Republican in California, a person has to have a sense of humor, right?