More Department of Defense dollars are spent in San Diego County than in any other county in the nation. A new report highlights the growing influence of military spending on San Diego’s economy.
(we also have major ship building and everything from the Preditor and Global Hawk created here along with others)
San Diego havs the largest concentration of military facilities and defense industries in the world, according to a report prepared by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
The San Diego area, which we define from the northern boundary of Camp Pendleton down to the border of Mexico and encompassing most of East County, has the largest concentration of military in the world
We also have a slew of discharged and retirees. Makes for more conservative cities.