Rank these 3 people by how conservative you'd assume they are

[saibot]

I've only lived in Orange County, but I've been there a long time, and I concur that longtime OC residents tend to be quite conservative. Younger people, not so much.

[Traveling Mike]

I think it's also risky to assume something like that. Each state has very conservative and liberal people. Also look at places like Orange County CA vs a place like Austin. These areas tend to lean differently then their respective state.

[Fleura123]

Originally Posted by TheTimidBlueBars

Based on no other information.

1. Someone who's moved from California to Texas
2. Someone who's moved from Texas to California
3. Someone who was born in California and still lives there

And why?

1 - probably a little more on the conservative side, or libertarian.

2 - moved to Northern California: liberal
moved to Southern Cali: could be anything. More likely to be liberal or moderate though.

3 - born in Northern Cali and still living there : liberal
Born in Southern Cali and still living there: could be anything, from very liberal to very conservative

Why? To me, Northern California sounds like a liberal mecca - both fiscally and socially liberal. Southern California is much more diverse in that respect and more tolerant of a wide array of opinions. A socially conservative person would not stand out in L.A. the way he/she would in San Francisco, for example. Orange county is known to be conservative... is there a part of the San Fran / Oakland area that's known to be conservative? Could be, but I'm not aware of it.

Texas is more of a conservative place, true, but it's not the bible belt either. It has more of a libertarian streak, as opposed to states like Alabama or Mississippi who have the reputation of being populated by a lot of bigots. (a reputation that's not justified IMHO, but that's a different question). Texas also has a dynamic economy, lots of jobs and a very reasonable cost of living, even in its larger cities. So that could easily attract all kinds of people. I would think that only the super-liberal folks would be reluctant to move to Austin or Dallas because of Texas' politics.

[Bobdreamz]

I would ask first that in general don't most people move because of financial reasons instead of political ones?