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I need to get out of Minnesota while I can and I need advice on where to go. I just wanna go to a place that has a lot of lakes like Minnesota but is a lot more conservative and wouldn't allow riots like you would see here in Minneapolis.
Why not just leave the Twin Cities and find a smaller town to settle in, like Willmar or Owatonna? Outside of MSP and a few other communities, outstate Minnesota is pretty red. Otherwise the eastern halves of the Dakotas could work. Idaho, Montana and Alaska also meet the criteria.
Northern Wisconsin, or Western/Northwestern Michigan(Lower Peninsula are going to be very very similar to MN. They will probably be the closest to what you're looking for. Though I'd caution that every city of even moderate size experienced some form of civil unrest last year. Though most not anywhere near the level of what happened in MPLS.
The Grand Rapids area of Western Michigan would be a good choice for you. Even Grand Rapids itself is fairly conservative, and the areas outside of the city are even more so. And there are lots of very pretty lakes throughout the area, in addition to Lake Michigan.
The Grand Rapids area of Western Michigan would be a good choice for you. Even Grand Rapids itself is fairly conservative, and the areas outside of the city are even more so. And there are lots of very pretty lakes throughout the area, in addition to Lake Michigan.
I would be a bit carful about that conservative label on the city of Grand Rapids. The areas around west Michigan are traditionally conservative, but the city of Grand Rapids hasn’t gone red since the 1980s and Kent county has voted Democrat in 3 of the last 4 elections.
Unlike Michigan’s other large cities which are heavy with labor democrats, the liberal presence in Grand Rapids tends to be more traditional progressive. If someone is looking for a more conservative core city they may not find what they are looking for. Now if they were to live in the western or outer ring suburbs it will feel more traditional suburban/conservative.
I would be a bit carful about that conservative label on the city of Grand Rapids. The areas around west Michigan are traditionally conservative, but the city of Grand Rapids hasn’t gone red since the 1980s and Kent county has voted Democrat in 3 of the last 4 elections.
Unlike Michigan’s other large cities which are heavy with labor democrats, the liberal presence in Grand Rapids tends to be more traditional progressive. If someone is looking for a more conservative core city they may not find what they are looking for. Now if they were to live in the western or outer ring suburbs it will feel more traditional suburban/conservative.
You raise good points and I think it's important that the OP be aware of this. I should clarify what I said to mean that Grand Rapids is conservative compared to most other cities of its size, not that it's a deep red or anything. Still, it's nothing like Minneapolis.
Fargo, ND and Sioux Falls, SD would also be good places for the OP to check out. I happened to be in Fargo on a day when they had what they billed as a "peaceful protest." It did indeed remain peaceful, and it only lasted a short time.
You raise good points and I think it's important that the OP be aware of this. I should clarify what I said to mean that Grand Rapids is conservative compared to most other cities of its size, not that it's a deep red or anything. Still, it's nothing like Minneapolis.
From that point of view I’d agree with you. I’m not an expert on Grand Rapids politics but from what I’ve seen the city leadership and area as a whole tends to be more focused on preserving the area’s growth and how it pertains to the overall health of the city. While they do have some focus on social policy which is more liberal in nature, overall it is governed from a more pragmatic, less ideological standpoint. I suppose that does make it more conservative than a lot of cities.
I need to get out of Minnesota while I can and I need advice on where to go. I just wanna go to a place that has a lot of lakes like Minnesota but is a lot more conservative and wouldn't allow riots like you would see here in Minneapolis.
Allow riots? Cities do that now?
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