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I feel like these states are usually thought of as a little behind their time when it comes to social issues (by some). In which of the following states do you think it would be easiest to be LGBTQ, non-christian, in an interracial relationship, of a different political belief, ect.
My guess is that Louisville, KY would probably be the best match in the listed states for all the criteria in this post. But for the younger generations in more metropolitan settings especially, these sort of social issues are less of a big deal than they used to be.
My guess is that Louisville, KY would probably be the best match in the listed states for all the criteria in this post. But for the younger generations in more metropolitan settings especially, these sort of social issues are less of a big deal than they used to be.
But as a whole would KY still be the most progressive of the other states listed? I should have said KY(excluding Louisville) I guess.
Excluding the population centers of Nola and especially Atlanta kind of defeats the purpose of this exercise. Even in the bluest of blue states, most of the progressive policies are coming out of the urban areas. The difference is that in NY, CA and MA, those urban areas dominate the legislature. In Georgia, Atlanta proper is very progressive but the suburbs have been red historically. But as more newcomers relocate from northern states, things could change. Atlanta dominates Georgia from a population perspective.
BUT based on your criteria, I would probably go with Kentucky. They had a democratic governor until recently and some parts of the state are fairly Midwestern in sensibility. I'd try to stay in Lousiville though. If you didn't exclude Atlanta, I'd probably pick Georgia for the reasons listed above. I think it has the most long-term potential of going purple in a national election.
1) in which non-urban area of the above states would it be easiest to live if you're gay, in an interracial relationship, an atheist, etc.?
Or
2) Which of the states above are most likely to enact progressive, state-level policies that are accepting of residents who are gay/interracial/non-Christian etc.?
The two questions are related, but different.
It sounds like you're asking the former based on excluding metro areas. But the non-urban areas are almost always the reddest in a state and don't necessarily reflect the state-level climate.
1) in which non-urban area of the above states would it be easiest to live if you're gay, in an interracial relationship, an atheist, etc.?
Or
2) Which of the states above are most likely to enact progressive, state-level policies that are accepting of residents who are gay/interracial/non-Christian etc.?
The two questions are related, but different.
It sounds like you're asking the former based on excluding metro areas. But the non-urban areas are almost always the reddest in a state and don't necessarily reflect the state-level climate.
Lexington KY may be a sleeper in terms of KY, given that the University of KY is there. Major college towns may also have to be excluded from these states as well.
Census data suggests that interracial relationships are not a complete novelty in many locations within conservative states. For example: as of 2010, Huntington, WV is 8.6% black overall, but this increases to 10.4% once the population who identifies as both black and another race are included. This means in a city of 50,000, about 900 residents (1.8% of the population) identify as both black and another race. These people often will belong to families that have existing interracial relationships. And such a statistic doesn't identify people of different races in relationships who haven't yet built their own family, but will do so in the future.
Just to pick a northern city with a similar total population (about 56,000) and black concentration, Medford, MA is 8.8% black overall, but 9.9% black including those of mixed race. Interesting to see that the 1.1% difference in Medford, a densely populated community in a highly progressive state, is less than the 1.8% in Huntington, a small metropolitan center in a very conservative state. This is only one example, but it doesn't support the hypothesis that conservative states are less accepting of interracial relationships. Sometimes stereotypes are based on the truth but the reality of the South, even away from the big cities, is far more nuanced.
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