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Larger and more urban cities tend to do better in polls on C-D. And Atlanta ticks both of those boxes.
I always thought hipster/Millennial friendly cities do pretty well on C-D which includes Austin along with Seattle, Portland, SF, Denver, Nashville, Boston, DC, etc. At least in the last two decades. I also remember when Atlanta was always losing badly in the polls and regarded the same as Detroit, Cleveland, or Baltimore; or other unpopular Sunbelt cities like Phoenix or Houston. I remember the mods put a restriction on polls including Atlanta because they were getting pretty brutal.
I always thought hipster/Millennial friendly cities do pretty well on C-D which includes Austin along with Seattle, Portland, SF, Denver, Nashville, Boston, DC, etc. At least in the last two decades. I also remember when Atlanta was always losing badly in the polls and regarded the same as Detroit, Cleveland, or Baltimore; or other unpopular Sunbelt cities like Phoenix or Houston. I remember the mods put a restriction on polls including Atlanta because they were getting pretty brutal.
I've felt Seattle and Portland do well because their natural setting, along with the fact they are both much denser than Austin or Atlanta. The Geography forces them to build denser and prioritize urbanization which is definitely one of the biggest things I've noticed that is heavily favored on CD.
Also Atlanta is currently one of the most sought millenial city currently.
I always thought hipster/Millennial friendly cities do pretty well on C-D which includes Austin along with Seattle, Portland, SF, Denver, Nashville, Boston, DC, etc.
If you remove Nashville and Austin, those are some of the densest and most urban cities in the US. Generally I think people tend to favor density, heavy rail, and size, but that's just my thought.
Larger and more urban cities tend to do better in polls on C-D. And Atlanta ticks both of those boxes.
There are a lot of Atlanta posters here (as you can see in this thread) and the sun belt cities (save Austin) tend to stick together when they're not strangling each other.
If you remove Nashville and Austin, those are some of the densest and most urban cities in the US. Generally I think people tend to favor density, heavy rail, and size, but that's just my thought.
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Originally Posted by Need4Camaro
I've felt Seattle and Portland do well because their natural setting, along with the fact they are both much denser than Austin or Atlanta. The Geography forces them to build denser and prioritize urbanization which is definitely one of the biggest things I've noticed that is heavily favored on CD.
Also Atlanta is currently one of the most sought millenial city currently.
I think the PNW cities do well because they are so unique and different, and super liberal. This board is definitely heavy left.
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Originally Posted by SEAandATL
I always thought hipster/Millennial friendly cities do pretty well on C-D which includes Austin along with Seattle, Portland, SF, Denver, Nashville, Boston, DC, etc. At least in the last two decades. I also remember when Atlanta was always losing badly in the polls and regarded the same as Detroit, Cleveland, or Baltimore; or other unpopular Sunbelt cities like Phoenix or Houston. I remember the mods put a restriction on polls including Atlanta because they were getting pretty brutal.
The ultimate sun belt city, Dallas, beat both Portland and LA in a poll.
I think the PNW cities do well because they are so unique and different, and super liberal. This board is definitely heavy left.
The ultimate sun belt city, Dallas, beat both Portland and LA in a poll.
I can't help but laugh at the bolded.
At best (and I'm being very kind), I would describe the political makeup of this board as leaning socially liberal but fiscally conservative.
As far as Dallas beating Portland and LA, the question in each instance was which city has the brighter future. That's different from asking which city do you prefer (and Dallas doesn't get much love there). When it comes to questions about what cities people prefer, it's always the extremely polished darlings (Boston, SF, Austin, Seattle and Portland) that get all of the pomp and circumstance.
At best (and I'm being very kind), I would describe the political makeup of this board as leaning socially liberal but fiscally conservative.
As far as Dallas beating Portland and LA, the question in each instance was which city has the brighter future. That's different from asking which city do you prefer (and Dallas doesn't get much love there). When it comes to questions about what cities people prefer, it's always the extremely polished darlings of Boston, SF, Austin, Seattle and Portland that get all of the pomp and circumstance.
This board is liberal as hell. Are there some loud conservatives, yes, but it's very liberal here.
This board is liberal as hell. Are there some loud conservatives, yes, but it's very liberal here.
Nah. From a demographic standpoint, the board seems to primarily consist of older (near retirement) upper-middle class people and young tech industry workers. So someone like Bernie Sanders gets just as much scorn as someone like Trump around here.
But that's a discussion for another thread. Don't want to derail this one.
Back to the discussion about Austin vs. Atlanta, many people prefer Atlanta not necessarily because it's larger or more urban. Rather, they prefer Atlanta over Austin because demographically and economically, its more diverse.
Austin's a fine place, but to be frank, you're not going to have that great of a time there if you're not a high income tech worker and Caucasian. Someone compared it to the SF Bay area. Sure, Austin and the SF Bay area aren't exactly alike from an aesthetics, political and climate standpoint. However, you'd be hard pressed to find many other parts of the country with a similarly homogeneous culture.
Nah. From a demographic standpoint, the board seems to primarily consist of older (near retirement) upper-middle class people and young tech industry workers. So someone like Bernie Sanders gets just as much scorn as someone like Trump around here.
But that's a discussion for another thread. Don't want to derail this one.
Back to the discussion about Austin vs. Atlanta, many people prefer Atlanta not necessarily because it's larger or more urban. Rather, they prefer Atlanta over Austin because demographically and economically, its more diverse.
Austin's a fine place, but to be frank, you're not going to have that great of a time there if you're not a high income tech worker and Caucasian. Someone compared it to the SF Bay area. Sure, Austin and the SF Bay area aren't exactly alike from an aesthetics, political and climate standpoint. However, you'd be hard pressed to find many other parts of the country with a similarly homogeneous culture.
Austin is barely majority white. It's diverse, just not as diverse as Atlanta.
Austin is barely majority white. It's diverse, just not as diverse as Atlanta.
As of the 2010 census, the city proper was 68% white. Definitely more than "barely."
I will grant you though, has seen a notable increase in its Hispanic population over the past 20 years.
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