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People associate the south with conservatism. It includes states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and West Virginia.
Then there is a vast region in the North West also full of conservatives. States like Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and Montana.
Is there any difference between the politicians of those two regions?
I don't really like my current governor in Florida, he's not the ideal conservative I am looking for...
Southern states are associated with some bad statistics, but I don't hear much about those north conservative states, although that could be due to their low population.
Big difference conservatives in northern states and those in the deep south. The west has a different brand conservatism.
The conservatism in a state like North Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska is more of a social conservatism and fiscal moderate. The social conservatism isn't really so much religious, it's about conformist.
Most people don't care about the church people go to up north, but they value conformity, order and don't mind lots of laws on the books to try to ensure the public behaves as much as possible. Extreme views either way are seen as rocking the boat.
States like North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska are very conformist states and people don't mind government intervention and lots of laws.
People in those states seem to like rules and laws because they are value order. They tend to have moderate to high taxes despite being majority Republican. They don't high taxes, high spending but because of the small population of those states they tend to spend each dollar better than most states and the residents are civically engaged so people usually observe how the dollars are spent.
The conservatism in the Deep South is odd. Fiscally it's between a Western and Northern conservative. In general, the taxes aren't that low in many of the states but people don't tend to value how it's spent as much as a far northern state so the quality of the spending isn't as good as up North it seems.
There seems to be more of relgious component to the South as opposed to just the conformist component up north.
They seem to implement lots of laws to appease people who are very socially conservative, but as far as actually enforcing them not as much as up North.
The conservatism out West is socially moderate to even liberal but very fiscally conservative.
Western conservatism is by far the most fiscally conservative in my opinion.
Western conservatism is basically rugged individualism where people don't care what others do as long as it doesn't impact them.
Western conservatism in general is fixated on very low taxes, very low regulations, lots of freedom.
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I think I was born in the wrong part of the country (Rural part of South Florida).
I’m NPA instead of Republican although I consider myself a far-right conservative with a libertarian streak. I’m more of a fiscal conservative than a social conservative. I don’t really care about gay marriage or abortion. I think it’s more of a personal choice and a non-government issue. I also think birth control is beneficial and should be OTC instead of prescribed.
I’m more worried about gun rights, having low taxes, keeping the size of the government small and out of my life.
I do support a strong military as a deterrence but do not think we should be the “policeman of the world”. I also don’t think we should be spending years and years on foreign wars in countries which have been screwed up before we were born and will continue to be screwed up long after we are gone.
I am a conservative Christian (Anglican/Episcopalian) however anyone experienced with this faith knows it’s not the fire and brimstone , Bible thumping type.
I think I would be better suited for Montana, Idaho Wyoming or somewhere out West.
I’m the “Don’t Tread on Me” type of conservative.
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With the exception of Utah, the big difference in the West vs. South in GOP areas is lower church attendance. More libertarian, legal weed, and pro-choice than the South.
Back to the OP. Most, if not all states, have conservative politicians and politics coming from both major parties. With many of them, like Maryland which you left out of your geography list, the urban centers drown it out.
Maryland is just urban centers, LOL.
There are 200,000 more people living in Baltimore than the 9 Eastern Shore counties combined. The western Panhandle counties have even less. 85% of the states population is within a 1 hour drive of Baltimore.
People associate the south with conservatism. It includes states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and West Virginia.
Then there is a vast region in the North West also full of conservatives. States like Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and Montana.
Is there any difference between the politicians of those two regions?
I don't really like my current governor in Florida, he's not the ideal conservative I am looking for...
Southern states are associated with some bad statistics, but I don't hear much about those north conservative states, although that could be due to their low population.
Congratulations !!!
Another division !!!
The very thing the left is so well known for in their effort to degrade the US !!!
Southern conservatives are more puritan and northern conservatives are more libertarian. There's also Wisconsin conservatives who are more fiscally conservative, which explains my attitude given I was raised there. They tend to be more thrifty and like me, oppose unlimited QE and reckless spending by the more "liberal" conservatives, the RINOs and neocons.
I'd say that's because of the German ancestry but the Germans out in South Dakota aren't quite so fiscal conservative as the ones from WI... it's more a cultural thing at a local level.
People associate the south with conservatism. It includes states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and West Virginia.
Then there is a vast region in the North West also full of conservatives. States like Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and Montana.
Is there any difference between the politicians of those two regions?
I don't really like my current governor in Florida, he's not the ideal conservative I am looking for...
Southern states are associated with some bad statistics, but I don't hear much about those north conservative states, although that could be due to their low population.
Oh dear, you dare to criticize DeSantis. Conservatives on this board no not appreciate that
People associate the south with conservatism. It includes states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and West Virginia.
Then there is a vast region in the North West also full of conservatives. States like Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and Montana.
Is there any difference between the politicians of those two regions? I don't really like my current governor in Florida, he's not the ideal conservative I am looking for...
Southern states are associated with some bad statistics, but I don't hear much about those north conservative states, although that could be due to their low population.
Florida isn't really that Conservative compared to the other Southern States.
It voted for President Obama twice.
Democrat Andrew Gillum lost to DeSantis by only 33,000 Votes or less than 1/3 of 1 Percent of the total Vote.
It has Medical Marijuana and is moving to legalize it recreationally.
Oh dear, you dare to criticize DeSantis. Conservatives on this board no not appreciate that
Rick Scott was governor of Florida in 2013 when OP was created.
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