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>85% of police officers voted for Tump in 2016. That's likely a national statistic. Remember, these are police in DC, a very liberal area.

• robk 6y ago
  On police salary they live in Calvert or Charles or Fauquier Counties which are still oases of red.
• jorblumesea 6y ago
  Very few police officers actually live in the area they work in. Most live far outside the city in the suburbs or more red areas. Either due to cost of living or politics. This often contributes to the "us vs them" divide because the people policing neighborhoods are often from different areas, ethnicity, incomes and political leanings.
  • cozzyd 6y ago
    Even in places like Chicago where there is a residency requirement, most officers tend to live in "cop and firemen" neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city. This has some predictable consequences: https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/12/20/police-heavy-wards-get-the-least-parking-tickets-out-of-any-in-chicago-data-shows/ https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/12/20/police-heavy-wards-g...
• wolrah 6y ago
  > That's likely a national statistic. Remember, these are police in DC, a very liberal area. Still cops. I personally know two DC area cops who are quite red. Remember, police organizations have been pushing the idea that anyone who protests police brutality is anti-cop and the right wing have more or less 100% stood by them or encouraged them.