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That’s a pretty silly framing, actually. One city doesn’t change the overall political persuasion of an entire region. Chicago is an outlier.
by ryanwaggoner 8y ago
That’s a pretty silly framing, actually. One city doesn’t change the overall political persuasion of an entire region. Chicago is an outlier.
- vasilipupkin 8y agoNo, it’s not. Minnesota is blue. Wisconsin is purple. Illinois is a solidly blue state and the biggest in the Midwest. Iowa is purple. Look at this map and tell me again Midwest is politically conservative ? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#/media/File%3ARed_state%2C_blue_state.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#/... Nonsense.
- ryanwaggoner 8y agohttps://brilliantmaps.com/2016-county-election-map/ https://brilliantmaps.com/2016-county-election-map/ The vast majority of the counties across the Midwest are solidly red, even if the urban population centers are blue.
- vasilipupkin 8y agoit doesn't matter how many counties, you have to look by population. some counties have very little population.
- mi100hael 8y agoTrump carried WAY more counties in 2016 despite losing the popular vote. That alone should tell you the map isn't a good representation of overall sentiment. Plus, Trump v. Hillary isn't necessarily a good proxy for "conservative v. liberal."