Help...looking for a liberal friendly small town (prices, river, coastal)
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Everyone always says Cali, But if you want true liberals check out VT. Even Ben and Jerry are gay. And there are more tree huggers than The WHOLE state of Washington with the little Spotted owl. There they love all But Republicans. And the goverment gives state aid to all you don't want to work don't the tax payers will support you.
Hi nhyrnut!
I get a twofer here: I can (in a single post) offer the original poster Burlington Vermont for consideration, and point out that liberal, tree-huggin' Vermont has a Republican Governor.
I have heard Ithaca is very cool too. How about Brattleboro, Vt. or Putnam? I live in Taos, NM, and it's certainly liberal, but it's many other things too!! In fact, the local Native Americans at the Taos Pueblo voted something like 95% democratic, still leading the way, aren't they?
How about a small town with a thriving economy and nice climate? Carrboro, NC, population 10,000. The town had an openly gay mayor who was re-elected three times, an amazing music/arts scene, an excellent community food co-op and it's right next to Chapel Hill, home of the University of North Carolina. Jobs are not difficult to find, it has a moderate four season climate and is noted as being one of the most liberal/progressive communities in the Southeast. The public school system is one of the best in the US, there is a FREE public transit system and two great downtowns that practically run together (Carrboro and Chapel Hill). Combined population of just 80,000, yet convenient to the larger cities of Durham and Raleigh. Lived there for four years, great place for singles or families.
I went back to my home state of KS to finish college at KU and loved Lawrence. It's not really a small town -I'd call it a big town or small city, but it has a lot of small town charm. The only place in Kansas I'd ever live.
So why is it that all the liberal towns and cities are so expensive to live in? Seems like the more liberal, the more expensive? Like here in Denver it's fairly expensive, even moreso in Boulder.
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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It's rough being a liberal who enjoys small town / country life. I love the political and social climate of the big city, but I can't take the hectic pace all the time.
I know of only two small liberal towns....Oberlin and Yellow Springs in Ohio. However, I'd like to move from Ohio, so I'm trying to find a friendly, progressive small town.
Any suggestions?
Lawrence Kansas. A great small town in one of only two blue counties in Kansas!
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Woodstock NY. I mean, c'mon!!!
Actually the festival was held in Bethel NY after Woodstock turned it down.
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