8 of 10 poorest cities in U.S. have been Democrat strongholds for decades.

[Natural510]

How many "Republican" cities are there in the US? As a percentage, they are very low compared to majorically Democratic cities. As the saying goes, correlation does not equal causation.

[freemkt]

Republicans tend to support regressive taxes. Why would poor people support candidates who would impose regressive taxes on them?

And when I see a city with a high proportion of poor people, I wonder how did they all end up in the city rather than in the suburbs?

Did the suburbs use exclusionary zoning to keep out the poor? Is there adequate public transportation for workers in the suburbs? (Not in Detroit at least.)

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by cuba libre

Yes, but not as much as your usual big city, which is why it is not solidly blue like a Detroit or a Chicago.

In keeping with my OP, Miami still has a 27% poverty rate, it is at least three quarters minority.

There should be a formula for poverty, gov't dependence, and Democrat control. It involves minorities, unions, poverty pimps, guilty whites, gov't handouts, and lots of corruption to make everything run smoothly.

??? I'm not aware that unions are either poor or dependent on government.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by pommysmommy

I laughed out loud when I saw that map of Texas. The red areas are strongly Democratic areas.

The red areas in Texas are very non-white (esp Mexican), very poor, and very young. None of those are anywhere close to the Republican base.

[Kracer]

Reverse darwinism in those cities like Newark, nj where the unethical and nefarious get elected and hire more people like them, but dumber. The Dem pols in those places have evolved to feed off the electorate in a highly efficient manner.