10 Great Places to Retire for Democrats and Republicans

US News & World Report ^ | October 8, 2008 | Emily Brandon

[Berlin_Freeper]

If you find yourself wanting to steal that McCain-Palin or Obama-Biden sign on your neighbor's lawn, you might want to factor that feeling in when you think about where you want to retire. More and more people are. Fact is, most retirees say they would like to live in a place where they fit in with the culture, and lifestyle choices increasingly tend to vary according to political party lines.

...Here are 10 great retirement spots that have skewed heavily Democratic or Republican in the past two presidential elections.

Democratic: Chicago, Ill. Dearborn, Mich. Maplewood, N.J. Pembroke Pines, Fla. San Mateo, Calif.

Republican: Cincinnati, Ohio Fort Worth, Texas Hoover, Ala. Idaho Falls, Idaho Ogden, Utah

[Berlin_Freeper]

(You can use our search tool to build a list of retirement spots based on your personal preferences, including recreational and cultural activities, healthcare, region, and climate.)

[Berlin_Freeper]

This is exactly what has been on my mind lately. :)

[Berlin_Freeper]

Democratic:
Chicago, Ill. 
Dearborn, Mich. 
Maplewood, N.J. 
Pembroke Pines, Fla. 
San Mateo, Calif. 

Republican:
Cincinnati, Ohio 
Fort Worth, Texas 
Hoover, Ala. 
Idaho Falls, Idaho 
Ogden, Utah 

[MinorityRepublican]

Asheville, NC is an excellent place for liberals to retire.

[Thane_Banquo]

My parents, both Republicans, have a second home there. Really nice place if you can get past the libs.

[The South Texan]

For Democrats, I was thinking maybe
Havana, Cuba,
Caracus, Venezuela
Bejing, China
Tehran, Iran
San Francisco, Calf

[Red Badger]

Cincinnati, Ohio?...............

[dilvish]

Why are 7 or their 10 in the snowbelt. Everybody knows you retire to the sunbelt.

[RockinRight]

Who the hell retires to Dearborn?

[RockinRight]

As is the planet Mars.

[Berlin_Freeper]

LOL!

Word.

[sarasota]

I have a daughter and her family living there. Oh boy...

[weegee]

Chernobyl is a pretty shade of green this century. I think Green Democrats should regentrify the area.

[JFC]

Asheville, NC is an excellent place for liberals to retire.

No way, it is way to pretty there for a liberal to clutter up with their wacky ways and yard signs.

[Roamin53]

dems should be comfortable in Moscow, Provincetown or Pyong yang as well.

[Terry Mross]

From what I’ve been reading because of Bush (and McCain) nobody is going to be able to retire anywhere!

[PeterFinn]

Someone needs to work on their web site. The radial buttons to select temp and etc. do not work.

[PeterFinn]

I would prefer that liberal Democrats retire to Fallujah, Iraq.

[bert]

Asheville has a code pink chapter.

It is a great place to go to work if YBYOJ (you bring your own job) there 183,000 potters there about.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I've chosen my retirement community.