"It isn’t that residents of one or another nation all think the same, but rather that they are all embedded within a cultural framework of deep-seated preferenc

"It isn’t that residents of one or another nation all think the same, but rather that they are all embedded within a cultural framework of deep-seated preferences and attitudes—each of which a person may like or hate, but has to deal with nonetheless." It certainly paints a more nuanced picture than grouping people by state. In this case the unit is a county.