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I ran into a guy with a rebel flag tee shirt at the Live at 5 event in downtown Asheville. We had a conversation about conservatives in Asheville. He stated that there were more conservatives than I had thought. He also stated that he lived in North Asheville and conservatives there were around “50%”. I found that hard to believe. I’m hoping that this thread can remain civil and stick to the topic. What is your opinion as to the amount of conservatives in the city Asheville?
Do you literally mean just Asheville, or the Asheville "area", i.e. Buncomce County? In 2016, Trump received 40% of the vote in Buncombe County, so clearly there is a strong conservative presence in the county. Here's an article that sheds a little light on the subject:
"In Buncombe County, Hillary Clinton claimed a 54 percent majority of votes, thanks primarily to heavily Democratic Asheville, the region’s largest city.
But this narrow majority was a strong showing without being the landslide she needed from urban counties to have been more competitive statewide. Clinton’s problem in Buncombe was that beyond Asheville, she carried few of the county’s small-towns and rural precincts.
Clinton did have an edge in the western portion of Black Mountain and the town of Woodfin. But elsewhere Donald Trump had strong support, including the incorporated towns of Montreat, Weaverville and Biltmore Forest. Unincorporated communities like Candler, Enka, Leicester, Swannanoa, Barnardsville, Arden, Fairview and Avery Creek all went for Trump.
The demographics of those places don’t tell a simple story. Some areas like Candler are home to many lower-income low-education white voters who were expected to back Trump. But Biltmore Forest, where the wealthy and highly educated voter pool didn’t match up as clearly with the supposed Trump demographic, also went solidly for the Republican candidate."
I have yet to read a cogent definition, other than the usual buzz words/generalities, of being conservative or liberal...
Like asking for one's fave stock pick: there will be many opins/definitions of 'what is'.
In these current times, politics, social media, et al are often caught up in their own underwear over the divisie tags of 'conservative vs liberal'. The defining and cubbyhole effect are not good for any reasonable discourse, imo.
I have yet to read a cogent definition, other than the usual buzz words/generalities, of being conservative or liberal...
Like asking for one's fave stock pick: there will be many opins/definitions of 'what is'.
In these current times, politics, social media, et al are often caught up in their own underwear over the divisie tags of 'conservative vs liberal'. The defining and cubbyhole effect are not good for any reasonable discourse, imo.
My definition is a Christian based life,
Cheap, LOL Frugal anyway,
Does a lot of volunteer work,
Works (doing anything legal to care for family) and lives within means. Will never agree to handouts and would rather eat dirt.
Patriotic to the Red, White, And Blue.
I can go on but ya get the idea.
In city limits, I run into way more liberals than conservatives. I see Bernie stickers all over. Once in a blue moon, when traveling on 26, I see a Trump sticker. That doesn't mean they live in city limits either. I have one neighbor who flies his Rebel flag. I do live in a neighborhood with lots of older people but honestly I don't know everyone's political affiliation. The neighbors on each side of me are liberal, including me. It's just my observation.
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