I look it as a guide of where not to live.
Where not to live?
You can get a hold of the main site here: http://votingresearch.org/
They also have a list of conservative cities.
Posted several times in various forms.
No surprises - what isn't driven by academic interest is driven by welfare.
Here is the entire list ... Liberal to Conservative
1 - - Detroit, Michigan
2 - - Gary, Indiana
3 - - Berkeley, California
4 - - District of Columbia
5 - - Oakland. California
6 - - Inglewood, California
7 - - Newark, New Jersey
8 - - Cambridge, Massachusetts
9 - - San Francisco, California
10- - Flint, Michigan
11- - Cleveland, Ohio
12- - Hartford, Connecticut
13- - Paterson, New Jersey
14- - Baltimore, Maryland
15- - New Haven, Connecticut
16- - Seattle, Washington
17- - Chicago, Illinois
18- - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19- - Birmingham, Alabama
20- - St. Louis, Missouri
21- - New York, New York
22- - Providence, Rhode Island
23- - Minneapolis, Minnesota
24- - Boston, Massachusetts
25- - Buffalo, New York
26- - New Orleans, Louisiana
27- - Ann Arbor, Michigan
28- - Jersey City, New Jersey
29- - Portland, Oregon
30- - Daly City, California
31- - Atlanta, Georgia
32- - Dallas, Texas
33- - Hayward, California
34- - Madison, Wisconsin
35- - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
36- - St. Paul, Minnesota
37- - Los Angeles, California
38- - Rochester, New York
39- - Memphis, Tennessee
40- - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
41- - Vallejo, California
42- - Dayton, Ohio
43- - Bridgeport, Connecticut
44- - Springfield, Massachusetts
45- - Syracuse, New York
46- - Jackson, Mississippi
47- - Jackson, Mississippi
48- - Akron, Ohio
49- - Denver, Colorado
50- - Richmond, Virginia
51- - El Monte, California
52- - Pasadena, California
53- - Toledo, Ohio
54- - Eugene, Oregon
55- - Elizabeth, New Jersey
56- - Cincinnati, Ohio
57- - Santa Rosa, California
58- - Worcester, Massachusetts
59- - Kansas City, Missouri
60- - Kansas City, Kansas
61- - Durham, North Carolina
62- - Sunnyvale, California
63- - Alexandria, Virginia
64- - Fremont, California
65- - Tallahassee, Florida
66- - Pomona, California
67- - Lansing, Michigan
68- - Erie, Pennsylvania
69- - Savannah, Georgia
70- - Long Beach, California
71- - Sacramento, California
72- - Greensboro, North Carolina
73- - Hollywood, Florida
74- - San Jose, California
75- - Norwalk, California
76- - Lowell, Massachusetts
77- - Aurora, Colorado
78- - Columbus, Ohio
79- - Concord, California
80- - Norfolk, Virginia
81- - Salinas, California
82- - Columbia, South Carolina
83- - South Bend, Indiana
84- - North Las Vegas, Nevada
85- - Oxnard, California
86- - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
87- - Portsmouth, Virginia
88- - Raleigh, North Carolina
89- - Pembroke Pines, Florida
90- - Burbank, California
91- - Glendale, California
92- - Stamford, Connecticut
93- - Austin, Texas
94- - Virginia Beach, Virginia
95- - Salt Lake City, Utah
96- - Tacoma, Washington
97- - Des Moines, Iowa
98- - Athens, Georgia
99- - Bellevue, Washington
100 - Hampton, Virginia
101 - Brownsville, Texas
102 - Little Rock, Arkansas
103 - West Covina, California
104 - Orlando, Florida
105 - St Petersburg, Florida
106 - Downey, California
107 - Fontana, California
108 - Tampa, Florida
109 - San Bernadino, California
110 - Augusta, Georgia
111 - Beaumont, Texas
112 - Stockton, California
113 - Aurora, Illinois
114 - Warren, Michigan
115 - Laredo, Texas
116 - El Paso, Texas
117 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
118 - Coral Springs, Florida
119 - San Diego, California
120 - Miami, Florida
121 - Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
122 - Santa Ana, California
123 - Joliet, Illinois
124 - Rockford, Illinois
125 - Charlotte, North Carolina
126 - Tempe, Arizona
127 - Yonkers, New York
128 - Fayetteville, North Carolina
129 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
130 - Reno, Nevada
131 - Fort Collins, Colorado
132 - Pueblo, Colorado
133 - Las Vegas, Nevada
134 - San Buenaventura, California
135 - Moreno Valley, California
136 - Tucson, Arizona
137 - Ontario, California
138 - Huntsville, Alabama
139 - Newport News, Virginia
140 - Salem, Oregon
141 - Peoria, Illinois
142 - Knoxville, Tennessee
143 - Spokane, Washington
144 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
145 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
146 - Honolulu, Hawaii
147 - Columbus, Georgia
148 - Grand Prairie, Texas
149 - Chattanooga, Tennessee
150 - Green Bay, Wisconsin
151 - Louisville, Kentucky
152 - Waterbury, Connecticut
153 - Lakewood, Colorado
154 - Montgomery, Alabama
155 - Indianapolis, Indiana
156 - Shreveport, Louisiana
157 - Independence, Missouri
158 - Westminster, Colorado
159 - Manchester, New Hampshire
160 - Chula Vista, California
161 - Palmdale, California
162 - Sterling Heights, Michigan
163 - Fort Worth, Texas
164 - Topeka, Kansas
165 - Vancouver, Washington
166 - Fresno, California
167 - Mobile, Alabama
168 - Riverside, California
169 - Irvine, California
170 - Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
171 - Torrance, California
172 - Phoenix, Arizona
173 - McAllen, Texas
174 - Arvada, Colorado
175 - San Antonio, Texas
176 - Henderson, Nevada
177 - Houston, Texas
178 - Springfield, Illinois
179 - Evansville, Indiana
180 - Livonia, Michigan
181 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
182 - Irving, Texas
183 - Omaha, Nebraska
184 - Boise City, Idaho
185 - Thousand Oaks, California
186 - Mesquite, Texas
187 - Lincoln, Nebraska
188 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
189 - Modesto, California
190 - Costa Mesa, California
191 - Oceanside, California
192 - Naperville, Illinois
193 - Fort Wayne, Indiana
194 - Springfield, Missouri
195 - Chesapeake, Virginia
196 - Pasadena, Texas
197 - Waco, Texas
198 - Jacksonville, Florida
199 - Chandler, Arizona
200 - Anaheim, California
201 - Clarksville, Tennessee
202 - Carrollton, Texas
203 - Corpus Christi, Texas
204 - Scottsdale, Arizona
205 - Fullerton, California
206 - Santa Clarita, California
207 - Glendale, Arizona
208 - Wichita, Kansas
209 - Garland, Texas
210 - Rancho Cucamonga, California
211 - Tulsa, Oklahoma
212 - Lancaster, California
213 - Huntington Beach, California
214 - Overland Park, Kansas
215 - Anchorage, Alaska
216 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
217 - Clearwater, Florida
218 - Corona, California
219 - Simi Valley, California
220 - West Valley City, Utah
221 - Garden Grove, California
222 - Cape Coral, Florida
223 - Arlington, Texas
224 - Allentown, Pennsylvania
225 - Peoria, Arizona
226 - Escondido, California
227 - Mesa, Arizona
228 - Orange, California
229 - Lafayette, Louisiana
230 - Bakersfield, California
231 - Colorado Springs, Colorado
232 - Gilbert, Arizona
233 - Plano, Texas
234 - Hialeah, Florida
235 - Abilene, Texas
236 - Lubbock, Texas
237 - Provo, Utah
http://www.gohotsprings.com./usa
St. Louis is a deceptive case. The city and county are split into separate governments-- the city overwhelmingly Dem, the county much stronger Republican. Depending on how they calculate statistics, it can be deceptive of the area as a whole-- it is NOT more liberal than New York.
I look at it as a guide of where:
1.) not to shop.
2.) to stop in the event nature calls.
3.) the IQ of the general population is lower.
4.) bitterness and pain are prized attributes.
5.) a mild preview of hell is available.
So, as a rule, I agree!
Dallas but not Austin or Houston? That's got to be a misprint.
I think #44 needs to be clarified. While Springfield is not exactly conservative, it would appear so compared to nearby Amherst/Northampton, home to UMASS and Smith College (and the other three colleges in the area).
The level of liberal infestation is at pandemic levels there.
I guess they were doing the biggest cities in the area, but even then, as a person who has lived in both areas, Amherst/Northampton could easily bump Boston from its lofty position.
I take issue with Birmingham and New Orleans being listed so highly here.
Birmingham and New Orleans are not liberal, they are black, and there is a difference. The votes the Democrats get there, they get because African-Americans vote straight Democratic tickets.
Birmingham is something like 71% black, and New Orleans is roughly the same. Take those two numbers, and combine this with voting percentage, and you realize, it's not ideology that drives this, it's ethnic block voting, if the Republicans can make some good gains among black voters, you'll see those margins disappear real quickly
No Madison, WI?
Ummm HELLO?! Where the hell is Boulder, CO? It's far more liberal than the other CO cities listed.
How do they define 'city'? Because Ithaca NY should be high on that list. It's got 2 superlib centers- Ithaca College and Cornell, and a horde of academic elitists. I do believe it was the only city in which more votes were cast for Nader than Bush in the 2004 election.
Ummm...I think Austin should be ranked WAY up there..Travis County, a blue in a sea of red.
Most of these Democratic cities are pretty great when you consider that the Democrats keep the real estate and labor costs cheap enough to widen commercial margins and allow a frenzy of localized business activities. After work you just drive home to the suburbs and vote Republican.
I have a hard time believing that Honolulu is more Conservative than Knoxville or Chattanooga or Peoria. I think Gary and Detroit are definitely two of the most Democratic cities but I don't think they are more liberal then Berkley or San Fran. Some of the blacks actually hold rather conservative religious values and are somewhat less liberal then people in Berkly and such areas. Though they are no doubt more Democratic. Especially if you count all of the dead people that vote in those two cities.
I am from Indiana and the first thing I thought of when I saw "Gary" was...Michael Jackson.
There has got to be something wrong with this list!
Eugene OR is home of the eco-terrorist/anarchist movement. Remember all the workers who were killed and maimed by trees “spiked” by murderous tree-huggers? Remember the riots at the WTO conference? Eugene is the breeding ground for these nuts.
You’re telling me that Memphis is more liberal than Eugene?
My tax dollars better not be paying for this pinhead, gobbledygook.
The list, along with the various comments posted so far indicate that the scourge of liberalism is far worse than generally believed. Everyone seems to have a story about some bastion of lefties overlooked by the list compilers. I know one for the list, Walnut Creek, California. Liberal ground zero.