Where exactly is the "heartland"? (vacation, title)
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I've heard the phrase "heartland" get used quite a bit, both in politics and in music. The best guess I have for the heartland would be the mid-west, but I've heard the phrase being used to describe any rural/small-town area.
I'm curious as to which states or sections of the country you guys think is part of the heartland.
From a geographic perspective I believe "Heartland" should probably refer to the central area. I've had a few ideas what would count as "the central area."
#Everything in the Central Time Zones and possibly everything in both Central and Mountain. Central and Mountain are the two "Middle" Time Zones. Although "Central" is probably deemed more "Heartland" as "Mountain" states are largely seen as too "Western" to probably be such.
#A circle extending from the US "Center of Population." How wide that circle should be I'm not sure, but simplified this could mean Missouri and all states that border Missouri. (Missouri is where the center of population is and it borders a large number of states, I think tied for the most borders in fact) This has the disadvantage of cutting out states like Ohio or South Dakota.
#States that do not border Canada, Mexico, or the Ocean. This has the disadvantage of not including Minnesota or North Dakota, generally deemed "Heartland", but including Nevada. (Generally deemed Southwest or "Where American morals go on vacation.") It has the advantage of kind of maybe fitting better what I'd think of as "Heartland Theory" in geopolitical terms.
The heartland is usually referred to states around the geographic center and major producers of commodities in the US. Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missour. The geographical center is on the Nebraska/Kansas border. Sometimes - Illionois is sometimes referred to with these states as heartland, but even less often are the rest of the midwest.
BTW: The midwest is not fly-over country. That term was deemed by an arrogant journalist.
It does not exist. It's just any anonymous idea/place used by politicians and the media.
The South/Midwest do not represent the US anymore than places such as Los Angeles, New York, or Miami.
Exactly I agree! it means nothing!
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Originally Posted by Omahahonors
The heartland is usually referred to states around the geographic center and major producers of commodities in the US. Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missour. The geographical center is on the Nebraska/Kansas border. Sometimes - Illionois is sometimes referred to with these states as heartland, but even less often are the rest of the midwest.
BTW: The midwest is not fly-over country. That term was deemed by an arrogant journalist.
Yes, it is fly-over territory. Chicago is the only city anybody outside the midwest even remotely cares about.
Like me personally, I couldn't care less about the midwest.
Yes, it is fly-over territory. Chicago is the only city anybody outside the midwest even remotely cares about.
Like me personally, I couldn't care less about the midwest.
Although you are completely wrong, it is still an opinion you are entitled to.
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