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What draws U.S. left-leaning folks to cities to begin with? (lemm.ee)

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When you read up on U.S. political basics, you can't help but come across the detail that many of the people in cities in the U.S. seem to lean left, yet what isn't as clear is why and what influences their concentration in cities/urban areas.

Cities don't exactly appear to be affordable, and left-leaning folks in the U.S. don't seem to necessarily be much wealthier than right-leaning folks, so what's contributed to this situation?

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[-] ATQ@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

Large right leaning cities are very much an exception and not a rule. Of the top 30 US cities only two have Republican mayors. Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.

Education/exposure does not magically change your whole philosophy

True. But it does make certain outcomes significantly more likely. Like adopting and voting more progressive.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I guess it depends then on how liberal you must be to truly be considered liberal. I remember a debate long ago where someone was celebrated as a liberal because they supported the LGBT but called out as a conservative immediately after because they then went on to say they also supported polygamy. Such is common for some harder issues like reparations (using an example there I can definitely relate to, I come from an ethnically mixed family and mingle well with liberals and even I think we’re “progressing” into a wall on that one).

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