Posted on 05/02/2006 8:28:33 AM PDT by Reagan Man
10. Cincinnati, Ohio Home of GOP Rep. Steve Chabot (ACU lifetime: 98%; 2005: 96%) who won his seat by campaigning for the balanced budget amendment and against abortion. Only Ohio Republican to oppose prescription-drug bill. Called "too conservative" by Democrat opponents, but city's district has re-elected him five times. Boasts conservative Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell as a former mayor.
9. Boise, Idaho Boise's 2nd District is described as "one of America’s most Republican districts" by The Almanac of American Politics. Represented by Mike Simpson (ACU lifetime: 90%; 2005: 92%), who replaced conservative former Rep. Mike Crapo when he ran for the Senate. Conservative former Senator-turned Governor-turned Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne was once mayor.
8. Mesa, Ariz. Founded by Mormons. Republican Jeff Flake (ACU lifetime: 94%; 2005: 96%), who led the fight for Arizona's charter school law and favors eliminating the income tax and creating a national sales tax, represents Mesa’s district. The Almanac of American Politics says, "The district's cultural tone is resolutely middle class, hard-working and churchgoing. By most measures it is the most Republican district in Republican Arizona."
7. Clarksville, Tenn. Home of Fort Campbell (though the Post Office is in Kentucky, a majority of the base is actually in Tennessee). Represented by reliably anti-tax GOPer Marsha Blackburn (ACU lifetime: 97%; 2005: 100%), who organized rallies to oppose a state income tax and won her seat by running as a pro-life, pro-military and pro-2nd Amendment conservative.
6. Wichita, Kan. Has sent Republican Rep. Todd Tiahrt (ACU lifetime: 97%; 2005: 96%) to the U.S. House since the 1994 GOP revolution when he defeated longtime Democratic Rep. Dan Glickman. Tiahrt was raised a Democrat but found that his strong religious views were more in line with the Republican Party. Protection of gun rights has been a major local issue and is one of Tiahrt's signature agenda items.
5. Colorado Springs, Colo. Location of the Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base and Schriver Air Force Base. Represented by GOP Rep. Joel Hefley (ACU lifetime: 95%; 2005: 84%). Home of James Dobson's Focus on the Family. The Almanac of American Politics calls this "birthplace of Colorado's anti-tax initiatives" "a center of conservative Christianity, the home of Colorado's young conservatism, the counterpoint to Denver's aging liberalism."
4. Abilene, Tex. City's 19th District is represented by Republican Rep. Randy Neugebauer (ACU lifetime: 93%; 2005: 100%) who defeated longtime Democrat Rep. Charlie Stenholm. Cultural leaning heavily influenced by the three religiously affiliated private universities there: Abilene Christian University, Hardin-Simmons University, and McMurry University.
3. Oklahoma City, Okla. Very much a pro-oil city. According to The Almanac of American Politics, "Oil rigs were pumping crude on the grounds of the then-domeless Capitol until 1989; a derrick still stands sentinel outside the governor's window." Represented by GOP Rep. Ernest Istook (ACU lifetime: 94%; 2005: 96%) who says, "Oklahoma has the kind of values that the rest of the nation needs to have."
2. Plano, Tex. Has one of the most conservative congressmen, Republican Sam Johnson (ACU lifetime: 99%; 2005: 96%), who opposes all pork, was a founder of the conservative Republican Study Committee, sponsors a constitutional amendment to repeal the 16th Amendment every Congress and has been easily re-elected since taking office in 1991. City has not raised tax rates for more than 15 years.
1. Provo, Utah Represented by Republican Chris Cannon (ACU lifetime rating: 97%; 2005: 100%). Home of conservative Brigham Young University. Named "Most Conservative City" by non-partisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research in 2005. According to New York Sun, Provo Mayor Lewis Billings responded to city's conservative title by noting that "around 75% of [Provo] residents ... are members" of the Mormon Church and that "I don't think people in our community will be all that surprised. We are what we are."
What about Amarillo and Lubbock?
Ithaca, NY? The list said American cities. Ithaca is so far off the chart left wing that it could be located in Cuba or North korea.
(This was not an actual routine, but in memory of Carson, I will use his name and format. I invite fellow freepers to come up with their own punchlines.)
JOHNNY CARSON: I came from a really conservative town.
AUDIENCE: How conservative was it?"
CARSON: It was so conservative that the Unitarian church doubled as a hunting lodge!
It was so conservative that "AIDS awareness day" meant having the the school children write thank-you cards for the folks who helped grade papers.
I got all excited until I saw this.
5. Colorado Springs, Colo.
apparently this is like that "truck review" done by the magazine where the authors didn't actually "drive" the trucks, they just picked what looked good from the spec sheets.
"The liberal list:"
where is Boulder, Colorado ??
I thought “bladder busting” is when its ten cent a beer night and the rest rooms are kept locked.
Me too.
Wow, I see Clarksville, TN is on the list and at #7. I live about a couple of miles from Ft. Campbell, the home of the Screaming Eagles
OKC made the list. Outstanding.
Hey,
As soon as I am done with school, I'm thinking of moving out of this liberal ghetto called Portland Oregon. I have lived here 35 years and am suffocating!
I have a brother in Aurora, Co. Would you recommend that I move to Colorado? (I love Tancredo too)
Thanks,
MCakes
Not if you are looking for a conservative city!
Wow, I see Clarksville, TN is on the list and at #7. I live about a couple of miles from Ft. Campbell, the home of the Screaming Eagles
I've called Colorado Springs home for almost 30 years and the politics in both the city and the surrounding area of El Paso County remains highly conservative. Many of the major non-profit religious organizations call Colorado Springs home. The Springs is a great city to raise a family and get away from all the liberal politics that exist in so many other American cities. We're consistantly ranked as one of the most conservative enclaves in America.
Sure. Outside of the liberal encalves of Denver and Boulder, I'd call most Coloradans, independently conservative. The state is ranked #4 in lowest taxes nationally. You could do worse.
"Southwestern Virginia (Roanoke etc) "
Actually, southwestern Virginia (the Ninth District) is represented by a Democrat, Rick Boucher. I agree that it's a pretty conservative area so I'm not quite sure how a Democrat keeps getting elected down there. From what little I know about him, he's conservative for a Rat, and is one of the leading Congresscritters on protecting the rights of users of "digital property" against the big cartels like the RIAA, MPAA, etc--he's great on privacy and fair use issues. But he's still a Rat.
}:-)4
Old southern yellow dogs.
and some us (poor) versus them (rich) attitudes from an abundance of blue collar
yet very socially conservative
Bart Gordon's gerrymandered district in Middle Tenn is like that
Green Cove Springs BTTT
my aunt use to live on the river at Switzerland
I mean, really. These people are freaks.
She also represents me...in Nashville...I'm about 300 yards South Southeast of Tyne and just inside her boundry
Is that Pikes Peak?
I drove up there a lot as a lad.
Then over the front range into Buena Vista for pancakes
memories circa 69-70
for a Mississippi lad, trips to Santa Fe and Colorado to see kin were so alpine.
always thought I'd live out west...funny....i ended up tropical first two decades of my adult life
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