I will enjoy watching Asheville decline.
Maybe America has reached its population limits? Decline in every location I’ve ever lived!
Yes I had a work assignment in Asheville about 8years ago.
Pretty area. My housing was in Black Mountain though. Very nice.
It is not population based. It is a question of rural vs urban.
Rural people are independent and thus Conservative.
City people depend on government and become liberal.
Before WWII, most Americans lived on the farm. They lived away from cities and were conservative. 75 years on now, most people live in cities. It is natural to be a liberal city dweller. As cities become more packed and the countryside empties out, most people will become some version of liberal.
It is inevitable.