We put Republican signs in our yard every election. I’m not worried at all, we’ve never had any problems. Those with Obama signs in their yards don’t have any problems either. Our main problem is after the election, the neighborhood association really gets on everyone to get the signs out of their yard, whether they be Republican or Democrat (this happens in local races too.) The association thinks they “clutter up” the neighborhood, LOL.
Our neighborhood has the lowest crime rate of any neighborhood in our fairly large city, and we have been successfully integrated for over 20 years. Our poll workers are usually older black ladies, who are Democrats, I’m sure, but are extremely helpful and pleasant, even though they know we’re Republicans (you can’t hide that fact during a primary because we use different ballots.)
I was just refuting the original article that said it’s scary to declare yourself a Republican in an integrated setting...that’s just not always true.