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MainerGamer t1_j9ycumz wrote

Reply to comment by ppitm in [OC] US states by urban population in %. by beastof_Bourbon

I mean, voting wise we are largely blue due to our urban areas. Most urban areas drive more democratic views. Like Austin within Texas.

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ppitm t1_j9yitd2 wrote

Did you look at the map?

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MainerGamer t1_j9ykorq wrote

Blue, as in voting, as in democratic. This was more of a side comment to your “dominated by Portland” idea. Politically our state often reflects liberal ideals because the urban areas in Maine vote. Anyway, doesn’t matter.

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ppitm t1_j9ylx7x wrote

If that was the case, then every other state in the deep south would vote more democratic than us. Politically speaking our rural areas and suburbs are less uniformly conservative than elsewhere. Portland isn't any more liberal than your average liberal city.

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GrowFreeFood t1_j9zgjl7 wrote

The deep south does vote democratic, but its gerrymandering that flips the results.

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ppitm t1_j9zpcee wrote

That's incredibly untrue, lol.

They would still be red states even without voters suppression and gerrymandering. The dirty tactics turn smallish Republican majorities onto supermajorities.

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GrowFreeFood t1_ja070rg wrote

It's incredibly true and i am sure a bot can back me up on that.

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ppitm t1_ja08yg1 wrote

I am concerned that people these days are apparently too emotionally immature to accept that cultural differences cause certain regions of the country to prefer opposing political parties.

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GrowFreeFood t1_ja0acky wrote

Do we have oppositional political parties? Because they look like a fairly united group of class warriors.

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acister t1_j9zx8jo wrote

Because they have a higher population density and the majority of the population isn't conserative. It's not cities, it's majority. Also the coastal areas are blue as well, even low pop areas.

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