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Admittedly, that article is now over 10 years old and things may not completely be the same as they were then. But population trends are not any different. The goal of this thread is to discuss if there is a difference between how minorities and white people see liberal, white majority cities.
Lets determine first what we mean by "liberal, white cites". These cities must:
-Be majority white
-Whites must be their fastest growing demographic
-They must embody a culture or have a reputation of being liberal
-The counties they reside in must have voted blue in the last election
Based on those requirements we can point to several cities as being "liberal, white cities:
-Austin
-Salt Lake City
-Portland
-Denver
-Nashville
-Raleigh/Durham
Cities that were close but I didnt include:
-Minneapolis/St. Paul: it is a majority white metropolitan area, but Africans are the fastest growing demographic. However, it has to be emphasized that Africans and not African Americans are the source of the black growth.
-Charlotte: Caucasians are the fastest growing group for the metro area and the county is blue, but the city doesn't have as much of a reputation for being super liberal or conservative.
Below are the actual growth demographics between 2013-2018:
Salt Lake City:
White: 124,473
Hispanic: 54,983
Asian: 12,379
Black: 4,363
These trends are extremely unusual for American metropolitan areas. Its interesting to note that black growth is the slowest of each of these cities except for Nashville. This is where my theory that there is a big gap between how white people and minorities (especially African Americans) view these places. Another important thing to note is that international immigration is quite low into these metro areas given their total growth.
These five white majority liberal cities are very popular and very high growth. However, when compared to other high growth areas in the US, the trends are very different:
In looking at this, what do you feel the major differences are that would be more likely to draw minorities to the cities immediately above? Do minorities see the liberal white cities as that drastically different than the cities in the second grouping? All mentioned cities had booming economies in 2018 when these numbers were finalized but there is a huge preference for the 2nd grouping among minorities especially among African Americans. Is it completely perception and if so what could the first grouping of cities do to attract a more diverse set of new residents? If one grouping of cities is more preferable to you, what is it that makes you feel that way?
All of the cities you mention still have a disproportionatrly high amount of Hispanics moving there, especially Austin where they are just behind whites in growth.
All of the cities you mention still have a disproportionatrly high amount of Hispanics moving there, especially Austin where they are just behind whites in growth.
A lot of the White growth is probably "White Hispanic" growth. I'm curious at the non-white hispanic growth numbers for all of these cities
The article is dated and one dimensional. I am black and liberal and like most of the cities mentioned except Portland. It was not very welcoming and felt like an exploitation/caricature of liberal ideals.
The article is dated and one dimensional. I am black and liberal and like most of the cities mentioned except Portland. It was not very welcoming and felt like an exploitation/caricature of liberal ideals.
This is not based on the article though. I included the link because it is tossed around on this site. The numbers are the most important part of this. The growth rates of all are very white heavy and all have a low proportion of black growth specifically with the possible exception of Nashville. What is it that the communities as a whole don’t see in them?
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Originally Posted by Mutiny77
Salt Lake City and Raleigh/Durham both being included as "White" cities?????
This should tell you something is very much out of whack with the criteria.
I go where the data goes and that’s what it says. The growth numbers don’t lie. Based on my criteria, which was quite objective, they might the criteria of high white growth and liberal.
Salt Lake City is actually the whitest of the bunch by demographics.
Raleigh-Durham certainly isn’t a city, it’s a metro, and I’d hesitate to call it “liberal” and “white” as a main descriptor. The overall metro is plenty diverse, with the heterogeneous population spread across the constituent cities and non-incorporated areas, and reasonably reflective of National and regional norms. Growth is balanced, and the growth numbers for Asian (assuming including South Asian) match the significant job growth in IT and pharma/biotech, and Hispanic the growth in building trades, manufacturing/processing, and household services (beyond an established agricultural base). It tends to be a mixed “purple” in its political character, and does skew better educated overall. The biggest dynamic here is generally economic and educational, between white collar (college+), blue collar (skilled trades), and working poor (both urban and rural).
Salt Lake City and Raleigh/Durham both being included as "White" cities?????
This should tell you something is very much out of whack with the criteria.
How is SLC not a White city exactly?
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