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I consider a nice city to have plenty of food options, good bars, parks, museums, and a walkable center. Regardless of the size, if it has those basic amenities, I will enjoy it.
I like hanging in towns/cities like Burlington, VT., Portland, ME, San Diego, Boston, and NY.
They are all very liberal in philosophy. I'm a libertarian, so I especially don't see eye-to-eye with them on the fiscal issues.
My question is a basic one. Is there such a thing as a hip conservative or libertarian city/town?
It's a little crunchy like Burlington and Boston, has a very nice downtown, it's laid-back like San Diego, and the Denver area is largely conservative. The city itself is sort of libertarian-left while the surrounding suburbs are mostly conservative. The further outside of the city limits you get, the more conservative Colorado becomes. But, as far as big cities go, metro Denver would be considered conservative.
It's a little crunchy like Burlington and Boston, has a very nice downtown, it's laid-back like San Diego, and the Denver area is largely conservative. The city itself is sort of libertarian-left while the surrounding suburbs are mostly conservative. The further outside of the city limits you get, the more conservative Colorado becomes. But, as far as big cities go, metro Denver would be considered conservative.
Cities require social programs and publicly funded infrastructure. A city must have roads, public transit (or some kind of transportation), police, schools, etc.
Maybe HK would fit? despite the image people have of China, HK is all about business.
Cities require social programs and publicly funded infrastructure. A city must have roads, public transit (or some kind of transportation), police, schools, etc.
Maybe HK would fit? despite the image people have of China, HK is all about business.
We've received this question several times. According to Reason Magazine Las Vegas is the closest thing to a libertarian city. They place Miami as second and Denver as third.
The Daily Caller's list of conservative-friendly counties is mostly suburbs, but the following cities are in their top-100 counties. Although in a few cases I think the city is more liberal than the county it is in.
Amarillo, Texas
Anchorage, Alaska
Boise, Idaho
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Holland, Michigan - Although not far-right, Ottawa County has not gone for a Democratic Presidential candidate since McLellan in 1864.
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Kennewick, Washington
Lancaster, Pennsylvania - City is highly Democratic even though the county is fairly conservative.
Midland, Texas
Naples, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona - I believe it is more liberal than its county.
Provo, Utah
Springfield, Missouri
St. Augustine, Florida
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The govpro list of conservative or liberal cities lists the following cities. (I'm replacing what I know are suburbs with a few names from their "larger conservative city" list)
Provo, Utah
Lubbock, Texas
Abilene, Texas
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Bakersfield, California
Lafayette, Louisiana
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Anchorage, Alaska
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Wichita, Kansas
Jacksonville, Florida
So Anchorage, Colorado Springs, and Provo seem agreed upon. For culture type stuff in either list I think Lafayette, Louisiana has a fairly active Cajun-cultural component or scene. St. Augustine, Florida I didn't think was all that conservative, but anyway it's very historic. Springfield, Missouri I think has some amusement parks nearby and a college that's fairly known in the area.
Of the cities on a conservative list Jacksonville, Florida looks to be the only one in Reason's top-ten. However I believe Reason is dealing only with the largest metros. Anchorage I think is fairly libertarian along with being Daily Caller and GovPro lists. Its current mayor is a Republican, but the borough of Anchorage actually went for both Kerry and Obama in Presidential elections.
I can't think of even one "hip" conservative city. Maybe San Diego or possibly Nashville??
When I think "hip" cities I think college towns (such as Boulder, Bloomington, Athens, Ann Arbor) and cities like; Portland, San Fran, Austin, Seattle, NYC, Miami, New Orleans, Chicago
I can't think of even one "hip" conservative city. Maybe San Diego or possibly Nashville??
When I think "hip" cities I think college towns (such as Boulder, Bloomington, Athens, Ann Arbor) and cities like; Portland, San Fran, Austin, Seattle, NYC, Miami, New Orleans, Chicago
Yeah Nashville, but a good amount of the population leans to the left.
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