Top 5 liberal cities (ranking, size, states, south)

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by RaymondChandlerLives

DC voted Dem at a higher rate than Manhattan and San Francisco.

Thread over.

I would place SF as slightly more liberal overall still than DC probably due to the higher black populace in DC. Which votes overwhelmingly democratic, but deep down some blacks although tolerant to liberalism, grew up with some fairly conservative values in their households.

[RadicalAtheist]

Offtopic - I only read the CvC subforum on CityData but every once and a great while I'll click on one of the thread links that appear on the right side where it says "Active threads form around the forum", usually due to a bizarre thread name. I've noticed that the rest of this forum appears to be super right leaning, which I find odd because the CvC subforum has always seemed the complete opposite to me. Just thought it was kinda weird. Carry on.

[stanley-88888888]

i always thought of boston #1 for liberals ?

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by the resident09

I would place SF as slightly more liberal overall still than DC probably due to the higher black populace in DC. Which votes overwhelmingly democratic, but deep down some blacks although tolerant to liberalism, grew up with some fairly conservative values in their households.

Ah the old "Blacks can't be liberal" saying.

[Vanderbiltgrad]

San Fran is so liberal even the conservatives are liberals lol

[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

The only "evidence" I've seen is voting patterns. A higher percentage of Dem votes doesn't necessarily translate into a city being more liberal.

SF has a very, very good argument as #1 here. SF/the Bay Area has been the epicenter of a couple of liberal causes throughout the 20th century.

Interestingly, the first major protest for LGBT equality was in Philadelphia in 1965 not SF.

Marking 50 Years of LGBT Activism in Philadelphia — Visit Philadelphia — visitphilly.com

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by 2e1m5a

Interestingly, the first major protest for LGBT equality was in Philadelphia in 1965 not SF.

Marking 50 Years of LGBT Activism in Philadelphia — Visit Philadelphia — visitphilly.com

It doesn't necessarily have to be first to be the epicenter.

[i'm not a cookie]

There is a difference between being liberal and being a democrat....and apparently a lot of people don't understand that haha. I'm not sure what the most liberal cities are in the USA but if I had to guess it would be:

1. Seattle
2. Portland
3. Los Angeles
4. New York City
5. Washington DC

[i'm not a cookie]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Fascinating that despite the evidence provided otherwise people are still choosing SF first...

Just proves how easily people buy into false stereotypes.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by i'm not a cookie

Just proves how easily people buy into false stereotypes.

What "false stereotypes" would those be? SF checks the box several times over when it comes to just about any characteristic of liberal cities you can think of.