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Mojave, Mojave, Mojave... I just went through the zip codes of every place Reagan spent a significate time in his life, and it just confirms what I already said. The towns in Illinois that he lived in are staunch Reagan Republicans, the towns in California that he lived in are elitist limosine liberals that want nothing to do with Reaganism. So ironically, the places where Reagan was a registered Democrat are now solidly conservative, and the places where Reagan was a registered Republican are now solidly socialist liberal.

I looked up how Reagan's hometown of Dixon had voted in the Congressional race, and it confirmed what I suspected. They voted AGAINST Bill Foster (the lone Democrat to win that district in many decades), as did 2/3rds of the district, so your crow is served. Your are correct that the demographics of the district are changing, and the big city in the district, Aurora, is largely hispanic now and voted Dem. However, the area that REAGAN himself lived in(Lee County) from is still strongly Republican. I didn't check to see if Reagan's neighborhood in California voted against their marxist Congressman (Waxman) but given the left-wing loons they elected to the assembly, I think it's safe to guess they strongly supported Waxman.

Yes, there are millions of Reagan Republicans in California, and yes there a strong section of conservative Republicans in southern California, but not in the neighborhoods Reagan LIVED in! The bottom line is that Dixon, Illinois loudly and proudly proclaims itself "Hometown of Ronald Reagan", but the liberals in Bel Air and Pacific Palisades would probably shudder at the mere mention of the name of their former neighbor. You see any of those places advertising the fact Reagan lived there? Nope.

Reaganism is alive and well in places in Illinois that he called home, and if you visited here, you'd see that. You won't learn about Reaganism from the Hollyweird crowd. Arnie is proof of that.

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REAGAN'S HOMETOWN OF DIXON (LOCATED ENTIRELY IN LEE COUNTY) VOTED AGAINST BILL FOSTER :
www.gbsvote.com/results/Election_2_County_16_results.htm5-1.htm

LIST OF PLACES REAGAN LIVED DURING HIS LIFETIME: http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/residences.html

IN THE MIDWEST...

Tampico, IL (1911-1914)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
McCain/Palin (Republican)for President
Jim Oberweis (Republican)for Congress District 14
State Assembly Jerry L. Mitchell - State House District 90 (Republican)
State Senator Dale E. Risinger District 37 (Republican)

Galesburg, IL 61401 (1915–1917)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
McCain/Palin (Republican) for President
Andrea Zinga (Republican)for Congress District 17
State Assembly Representative Donald L. Moffitt - District 74 (Republican)
State Senator Dale E. Risinger District 37 (Republican)

Monmouth, IL 61462 (1919–1920)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
McCain/Palin (Republican)for President
Andrea Zinga (Republican)for Congress District 17
State Assembly Representative Richard P. 'Rich' Myers District 94 (Republican)
State Senator John M. Sullivan District 47 (Democrat)

Dixon, IL (1924 – 1932)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
McCain/Palin (Republican)for President
Jim Oberweis (Republican)for Congress District 14
Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo - Congress District 16 (Republican)
State Assembly Jerry L. Mitchell District 90 (Republican)
State Senate Tim Bivins - State Senate District 45 (Republican)

When away at college:
T.K.E. (Tau Kappa Epsilon) House, Eureka College, Eureka, IL (1928 – 1932)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
McCain/Palin (Republican)for President
Aaron Schock - Congress District 18 (Republican)
State Assembly Representative David R. Leitch District 73 (Republican)
State Assembly Representative Representative Keith P. Sommer District 106 (Republican)
State Senator Dale E. Risinger District 37 (Republican)

ON THE WEST COAST...

West Hollywood, CA 90069 (1937-1939)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
Obama/Biden (Democrat) for President
Howard L. Berman - Congress, District 28 (Democrat)
Henry A. Waxman - Congress, District 30 (Democrat)
Assembly Member Mike Feuer District 42 (Democrat)
State Senator Fran J. Pavley District 23 (Democrat)

Ft. Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123 (1942-1944)
(Stationed here during service in World War II)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
Obama/Biden (Democrat) for President
Nancy Pelosi - Congress, District 8 (Democrat)
Assembly Member Tom Ammiano District 13 (Democrat)
Senator Mark R. Leno District 3 (Democrat)

Los Angeles, CA 90024-3032 (1940-1948)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
Obama/Biden (Democrat) for President
Henry A. Waxman - Congress, District 30 (Democrat)
Assembly Member Karen Bass - State Assembly District 47 (Democrat)
State Senator Fran J. Pavley - State Senate District 23 (Democrat)

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (1952 – 1981)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
Obama/Biden (Democrat) for President
Henry A. Waxman - Congress, District 30 (Democratic)
Assembly Member Julia Brownley - District 41 (Democratic)
Assembly Member Mike Feuer - District 42 (Democratic)
State Senator Fran J. Pavley - District 23 (Democratic)

Sacramento, CA 95819-4135 (1967–1975)
(Rented house during most of his Governorship)
Obama/Biden (Democrat) for President
Doris O. Matsui - Congress District 5 (Democrat)
Assembly Member Dave Jones - District 9 (Democratic)
Senator Darrell S. Steinberg - District 6 (Democratic)

[Bel-Air neighborhood] Los Angeles, CA 90077-3429 (1989–2004)
THEIR VOTING RECORD:
Obama/Biden (Democrat) for President
Henry A. Waxman - Congress, District 30 (Democratic)
Assembly Member Julia Brownley - District 41 (Democratic)
Assembly Member Mike Feuer - District 42 (Democratic)
State Senator Fran J. Pavley - District 23 (Democratic)

So, given those facts -- what places are doing a better job keeping the spirit of Reaganism alive?
The towns he grew up in, OR his adopted towns where he spent his adulthood?