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For starters, the Midwest is more educated. We also have a long history with labor unions. Plus our heritage is Germany, Scandinavian, etc. and we're much less religious.
This. But I predict darker purple as the Dems continue to act insane and care more about illegals than citizens.
Much of the Midwest consists of people descended from German, Scandinavian and other 19th Century (non-British Isles) European immigrants, even in many of the rural areas. Many of these immigrants came from middle class shopkeepers, merchants, and various professionals who, even for their time, tended to have a more liberal outlook in life. They also tended to be less religious than most Americans. These attitudes have been handed down over the generations.
White Southerners (and, white Midwesterners who are descended from white Southerners) are essentially a completely different "breed." IMO most of the US's conservative-ness is a result of these particular people. Few of them are descended from non-British Isles immigrants.
I would even argue that conservative-ness in, say, rural Nebraska is different from conservative-ness in, say, rural Alabama.
Illegals moving in to the Midwest. They are attracted to the cornfed girls. Corns cheep and they can feed them on a low wage job. In Boston they would have to buy lobster. In the south its beef.
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White Southerners (and, white Midwesterners who are descended from white Southerners) are essentially a completely different "breed." IMO most of the US's conservative-ness is a result of these particular people. Few of them are descended from non-British Isles immigrants.
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New census data released this week shows an increasing number of U.S. residents identify themselves as "American" when asked for their ancestry.
And in counties where the "American" answer is most common, Donald Trump - he of the "Make America Great Again" and "America First" presidential campaign - ran extraordinarily strong, cleveland.com found in matching the census data to 2016 election results.
People who answer "American" as their ancestry tend to be white Americans descended from English, Scottish and sometimes Irish who have been in the US for so long they no longer have any clue as to what their real ancestry is.
States like Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota have remained politically purple, while southern states are still very Republican. I know the Midwest is trending Republican, while a good portion of the U.S. South is trending Democratic, but the Republican trend in the Midwest seems to be reversing or staying stagnant post-Trump.
Based on the demographics of the U.S. South, I'm shocked that the region is still redder than the Midwest. For example: States like Georgia and Texas are VERY diverse, but Democrats have a hard time winning statewide elections in those states. But some very white states like Wisconsin and Minnesota have no issue with getting Democrats elected in their states. Even lily white Montana (which isn't in the Midwest) elects Democrats. How does a very black state like Mississippi get a white supremacist elected statewide? I will never understand the U.S. South.
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