What is the densest, most urban US city that is also strongly conservative? (2014, homes)
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I mean those answers just don’t mean anything, because those places are “cities” in name only. And somewhere like phoenix has to be like 2/3
transplants?
What does "transplants" have to do with it. I bet there aren't 100 adults in all of
Las Vegas whose four grandparents were all born there.
While many in the Cuban and other South American immigrants in Miami Dade vote Republican because of they experienced oppression from communist governments or other reasons specific to them, is the area really 'socially conservative'? That might be true for the metro but unlikely for the city proper.
This was a good response. I am aware that the Cuban population in Miami generally votes republican but when I think of somewhere being “socially conservative” Miami is not the first place that comes to mind. Just out of curiosity, is Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale) a more conservative stronghold? Where do most of the Republican voters live in the Miami area? I haven’t explored the area much outside the touristy areas so I’m just curious.
While many in the Cuban and other South American immigrants in Miami Dade vote Republican because of they experienced oppression from communist governments or other reasons specific to them, is the area really 'socially conservative'? That might be true for the metro but unlikely for the city proper.
Just out of curiosity, is Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale) a more conservative stronghold? Where do most of the Republican voters live in the Miami area? I haven’t explored the area much outside the touristy areas so I’m just curious.
Broward County votes consistently more Democratic than Miami-Dade County, so it is not a conservative stronghold. From my understanding the more Republican areas of Southeast Florida are in northern Palm Beach County, or some of the most ethnically Cuban dominated parts of inland Miami-Dade.
If by conservative you mean republican interchangeably, recent history NYC had back to back republican mayors really not too long ago. For a big city that's an insane thought now adays. It's has some really red pockets because it's such a big city. If you took out Bronx and Manhattan it would be A LOT more interesting races today.
Not a "city" by any stretch, but Pennsylvania's "coal region" has a number of faded industry boom towns that are actually quite structurally dense, especially by rural standards.
While these quintessential white, working-class towns were fairly Democratic a generation ago, some have become staunchly conservative in today's political landscape.
Mt. Carmel, PA is a prime example. It has a population density of almost 9,000/sqmi.
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The answer has to be some smaller city in the mid-Atlantic or Great Lakes. Williamsport, PA maybe?
These are great responses. A lot of respondents here are thinking "big city," rather than "distinct urban character" as the OP stated. OKC is not distinctly urban. It is big and sprawling. Miami surely has some urban corridors, but those will not be the most conservative parts of the metro, especially in the "working class, socially conservative" sense as the OP qualifies.
Look at small cities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Williamsport and Mt. Carmel were good suggestions. The whole US 15 corridor from Williamsport to just before Harrisburg is pretty conservative and has quite a few urban small cities. Selinsgrove, Sunbury, and even Lewisburg (even with Bucknell) are all quite urban in character and conservative. York, PA is another that comes to mind if you're looking for a bit bigger while still relatively conservative.
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