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yeah Nashville is surprising. Davidson County (which is combined with Nashville) is ~27% Black, and it voted 60% for Obama . Shelby County (where Memphis is located) is ~49% Black and voted 64% for Obama. So it seems like Nashville has a lot more whites who voted for Obama. This is very surprising to me. Memphis is usually looked down upon by the rest of TN for being the "liberal city"
From my experience, some Tennesseans bad mouth Memphis because of the corruption or perceived corruption and crime. Also, I believe Memphis is looked down upon for having a large Black population. Few Tennesseans would admit this but it's rather obvious when you read between the lines and people start to show their true colors.
The Nashville numbers are not surprising to me. Nashville tends to be the most socially progressive city in Tennessee with all its colleges and universities and folks in the health care and entertainment industries. It tends to be the default city for many gay Tennesseans and just recently added sexual orientation and gender identity to the city's nondiscrimination policy. It's a left-leaning city (but more politically and socially more moderate when compared to the rest of the nation as a whole) that's surrounded by staunchly conservative suburbs.
From my experience, some Tennesseans bad mouth Memphis because of the corruption or perceived corruption and crime. Also, I believe Memphis is looked down upon for having a large Black population. Few Tennesseans would admit this but it's rather obvious when you read between the lines and people start to show their true colors.
The Nashville numbers are not surprising to me. Nashville tends to be the most socially progressive city in Tennessee with all its colleges and universities and folks in the health care and entertainment industries. It tends to be the default city for many gay Tennesseans and just recently added sexual orientation and gender identity to the city's nondiscrimination policy. It's a left-leaning city (but more politically and socially more moderate when compared to the rest of the nation as a whole) that's surrounded by staunchly conservative suburbs.
Vanderbilt University is considered a very liberal school. Colleges definitely help shape a city's politics. Small towns with large universities are almost always very liberal even though the immediate countryside is very conservative. Must make for interesting culture clashes.
That's funny, considering how Obama won by a landslide in Indy (over two thirds of the vote). Were you expecting otherwise?
I recently discovered how liberal large cities are compared to the states they are in. I knew that Indiana voted Democratic in 2008 but thought it was usually Republican. But the more I review the election results it seems that large cities that are still conservative are definitely on the decline. I haven't studied it carefully but only found Oklahoma City & Tulsa, among very large cities [500,000+] that voted Republican. I was very surprised by Salt Lake City also. No offense meant for Indianapolis.
I know its not large enough to meet the specifics of this thread, but Fort Wayne IN seemed quite conservative to me. It was also a very shady town, everyone there seemed to stare at me like I had a chip on my shoulder. I was glad when my weekend there was done.
I know its not large enough to meet the specifics of this thread, but Fort Wayne IN seemed quite conservative to me. It was also a very shady town, everyone there seemed to stare at me like I had a chip on my shoulder. I was glad when my weekend there was done.
Did you have something odd on your shoulder?
While I don't exactly get excited about my visits to the Fort, I certainly wouldn't characterize it as a shady place.
Well if we can go a bit smaller Colorado Springs, Colorado would could and Wichita, Kansas likely counts. I don't think Wichita as too conservative as it currently has a Democratic mayor, generally went for Sebellius as governor, and its state representation seems to be mixed. However Sedgwick County has consistently went for the Republican Presidential nominee since 1968, including McCain, and has consistently went for Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts in Senatorial elections.
High percentages of union and government workers and welfare recipients will be Democrat. People vote their income (who will give them more money) regardless of beliefs on other issues.
Remove Philly and Pittsburgh from PA and it changes to all Republican and doesn't make a bit of difference. There's nothing good about either party.
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