[bert]

True but some Cities are more equal than others.

City States are political entities that control their states. They are far more than just left wing blue zones.

[Pollard]

It's the city:state size ratio. MO has St Louis which is pretty small and has a sliver of Kansas City. The Northeast states have a high city:state ratio by land mass and population numbers. Massachusetts still has rural areas but they're all democratic socialists. Separating Boston would just give you two democratic socialist states.

What would the criteria be to call a city a state? Having an Intl airport? Percent of land mass as compared to the rest of the state? Percent of population as compared to the rest of the state. The population size in number? Presence of buildings over 10 stories?

That argument would never bee decided. Most Missourians would love to get rid of St Louis but is it big enough to become a state? Another issue is that cities tend to grow. Springfield MO is getting bigger all the time.

Then there's metro areas where people who work in the city live. Many if not most of them are dems. The city of St Louis is in St Louis County which is likely all blue.

St Louis itself is pretty small but the metro area on either side of the I-270 loop in St Louis county is likely blue. Muslims have settled in the blue and yellow area up near where it says St Charles County. The East side of the river is IL but is effectively part of the St Louis community and is full blown city like.