DU Demographics: Where are you?

[nolabear]

I got curious about who we are here on DU, and thought I'd do a couple of polls (my first-be gentle with me) to see how the DU demo shakes out. It might be interesting to see how many progressives are in various places. Thanks to all responders!

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	Northwest
	9 (11%)
	North
	0 (0%)
	Midwest
	13 (15%)
	Northeast
	19 (23%)
	Southeast
	14 (17%)
	Deep South
	7 (8%)
	Southwest
	9 (11%)
	West
	9 (11%)
	Outside the US
	4 (5%)
	Other (in case I left something out)
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[ananda]

1. Being in Texas, I put Southwest.

But sometimes it feels like the Deep South,
and Texas was a Confederate state and is
still very racist.

[seabeyond]

16. i was wondering, lol. and i am IN texas, but i AM a calif, lol. just to be clear. nt

[TBF]

25. I chose SW too - I used to live in VA and it's different here.

Still racist but the feeling of independence/individualism that seems so strong in the central western states - that's what I feel in Texas. It's got some things in common with the deep south but it's still different. Frankly I'm surprised Texas didn't remain it's own country after declaring independence from Mexico.

[NightWatcher]

2. Other: Florida, a world unto its own

would that be Southeast or Deep South per your metrics?

[Not Me]

3. Same.

Should probably be its own grouping.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

27. I put Southeast.

Certain rural portions and parts of the Panhandle might be considered "Deep South" culturally, but the entire state is a diverse mix.

The only states I view as entirely "Deep South" would be Alabama, Mississippi, and maybe Louisiana. There are also large portions of Georgia that would fall under the catagory, but the Atlanta area makes things somewhat different.

[RockaFowler]

40. I put Southeast, too

We are really 2 states. North Florida and South Florida!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

62. True. Although that can probably be said about a lot of states.

I remember the Daily Show segment where they made light of the different mentalities of North and South Delaware!

I'm a South Floridian. Although I will say, some crazy politics aside, I do love some of the terrific natural beauty that North Florida has to offer. So as different as the two ends might be, I still love em both.

[Lochloosa]

44. Amen Brother.

How have you been?

[NightWatcher]

46. a crazy year or so

Long story short, I'm retired/disabled/stay at home dad. It's all good, but its not where I thought I'd ever be.

you?

[Lochloosa]

79. Moved on from the company I was with. Third layoff in 5 years.

Got another job the same week I was layed off. Saw your favorite buddy, Marshal, the other day.

[MichaelSoE]

72. I put deep south. The interesting thing is the area I live in is full of rich, retired, republicans.

They may appear to be sophisticated but under the gloss and trappings they are as ugly on the inside as any hate filled Klanner from Ole Miss or Alabammy.

[rbrnmw]

4. ohio a crucial state

Was in deeply red SC for17 years I live in a blue. county in Ohio I feel less useless now but I am pissed about the early voting BS they are trying to pull here

[catbyte]

8. It's outrageous. Any court challenges planned?

[rbrnmw]

14. not that I'm aware of

If I knew how I would be more than happy to challenge it

[liberal N proud]

5. Limbo

They say it is the midwest but it is more like the Northeast.

I am from the Midwest (Iowa and Missouri) and Northeast Ohio is NOT the Midwest. It is a different culture!

[onehandle]

6. Deep South all my life until late last year. Now NE. nt

[catbyte]

7. I'm in Michigan so I checked "north". MI really isn't "midwest", right?

[Kaleva]

19. I live in Upper Michigan and I checked "midwest".

[Romulox]

29. I don't consider Michigan "Midwest". Michigan is nothing like Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, e.g. nt

[jayschool]

56. Michigan is in the Eastern time zone

Same as Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

Those of us in Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas wonder where the Midwest starts and the West begins.

[nolabear]

9. The difficulty of deciding what each area should be called is part of the interest.

I guess I'd call Florida Southeast but understand (believe me!) the Deep South feel. And Texas too. Gulf side South and border area West? And what's Midwest and what's North is a tough call too. So I decided to put up what I commonly hear as designations and let the replies bring out the interesting geograpy/feel disparity or congruity.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. Guess.

nt

[nolabear]

32. LOL!

[a la izquierda]

11. Central Ohio, which might be the most milquetoast place around...

I moved here from the Southern Plains, so that's saying something.
It's beautiful, peaceful (I live in a mid-19th century farmhouse on a ton of land), and I love my job.

But there's no culture around here. Central Ohio can't seem to decide if it's the Bible Belt or the Northeast (though Cleveland is totally rad, but that's kind of far away). And I hate the Buckeyes. And the fact that I'm in a swing state means that I get bombarded with Romney's face. Yick.

Fortunately I like my job and my friends. And my house. Oh, and the deer that chill out in my yard.

[rrneck]

36. Aint it the truth.

Grad school at Miami. Loved the school but that part of the country was too, I dunno, domesticated. It just wasn't for me.

[FSogol]

12. Mid-Atlantic states.

[Iggo]

13. SoCal, baby.

[intheflow]

15. I put Southwest for Colorado, but

I always think of the Rocky Mountains as their own region. After all, we have our own time zone!

[DevonRex]

35. I was looking for Mountains too. I was gonna put

West maybe. Hell.

[Lucy Goosey]

17. The Great White North

...and I don't mean Alaska.

My boyfriend says I watch American politics like other Canadians watch hockey. Although given how influential the US is, I sometimes find it immensely frustrating that I can't vote for President - there's much more at stake than just the Stanley Cup.

[barbtries]

18. i'm southeast,

but for the first 52 years of my life i was CALIFORNIA...(homesick but not because of the politics)

[asjr]

20. MidSouth--TN

[hfojvt]

21. I would add Great Lakes region

otherwise people from Ohio and Michigan might think they are in the midwest.

Which they are, by the traditional meaning of the term. But it is a very New York-centric term. To call Ohio mid-WEST when it is 2,451 miles from San Fransisco and only 763 miles from Boston. Ohio is well to the EAST of much of the land mass of the continental US. Closer to the Atlantic Ocean than it is even to St. Louis. 409 miles from Columbus to Baltimore, 421 from Columbus to St. Louis, and even St. Louis is a couple hundred miles (or more) east of the center of the continental US.

[a la izquierda]

41. It does need its own name...

because Columbus (and its environs) sure as hell isn't the northeast. It reminds me of a colder, slightly hillier version of Oklahoma City. Tons of churches, loudmouth idiot conservatives, and a southern mentality that doesn't make a whole lot of sense based on the geography.

I've lived in NJ, CA, OK, Mexico, and now OH. OH is definitely the weirdest place I've ever lived.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. West: SoCal!

[YoungDemCA]

48. NorCal here!

Aren't we supposed to be rivals?

(jk)

[janlyn]

23. Northwest Arkansas

I put deep south because Arkansas tends to have a deep south mentality even though I suppose we would be closer to midwest .Northwest Arkansas where I live tends to have a larger percentage of liberals than the rest of the state.

[bigwillq]

24. Northeast (nt)

[greatauntoftriplets]

26. I live about 15 miles as the crow flies from President Obama's house.

In other words, Chicago.

[Odin2005]

28. North: Minnesota.

Actually just across the Red River from Fargo, ND,

[Romulox]

30. "Great Lakes States". nt

[duhneece]

31. South central New Mexico, but feels like Mississippi

or Utah.

[nolabear]

33. If you put "Outside the US" or "Other" please elaborate.

I don't know what "Other" is either but hey, Kobol appears to be in play.

[tularetom]

34. The appalachia of California

[rrneck]

37. Jefferson? nt

[tularetom]

59. A lot further south but funny you should mention that

My ex brother in law's father was foreman for one of the big ranchers in Modoc County and he used to hire us to help him guide antelope hunts back in the day. He was also one of the original "State of Jefferson" people and he had one of the original flags in his yard and a living room full of photographs of the old timers in front of the courthouse in Alturas.

We used to think it was all bullshit but then we found out it was the real deal.

[XemaSab]

68. I'm in Jefferson!

[rrneck]

69. Oregon Jeffrrson or California Jeffersom? nt

[XemaSab]

71. California

[a la izquierda]

39. Bakersfield?? Lol nt

[DefenseLawyer]

43. Fresno? n/t

[Codeine]

74. A lot of candidates there.

I'm here in the Inland Empire; SoCal's armpit.

[brush]

38. LV

Las Vegas here, a six-year transplanted New Yorker.

[FarCenter]

42. You need a map

There are lots of maps. Google "regions of the united states map"

On the basis of population, the vast majority of people live in Boswash, Chittsburg, SanSan, Ralanta, Florida, and the TexasTriangle, with Denver and Seattle metros accounting for most of the rest.

[nolabear]

45. Nice map!

[YoungDemCA]

47. Looks like a lot of us are in the Northeast/Midwest and West

Aka "blue states" (Though some of those are swing or red states, admittedly).

[Arkansas Granny]

49. I put deep south although we usually refer to Arkansas as mid south.

[turtlerescue1]

50. Me too. It AIN'T the Midwest nor Upper Midwest.

[mike_c]

51. I am looking at the Pacific Ocean as I type this....

Well, Humboldt Bay, outside my office window, and I'm only a few miles from the furthest western point in the contiguous 48 states, so there's no ambiguity about my response!

[Kalidurga]

52. Minnesota

I grew up in Michigan and technically both are midwest states. But, the culture is very different. But, then any rural culture would be different from a city culture. Perhaps if I lived in one of the many podunk towns in Minnesota it would feel just like back in Michigan, but I have never set foot in one of those towns let alone live there, so I dunno. Anyway, being in the Twin Cities doesn't feel like the midwest I grew up in.

[GreenPartyVoter]

53. I live in Maine.

[Champion Jack]

54. Mid Atlantic but I picked NEAst

[nolabear]

58. So what IS Mid Atlantic exactly?

I've heard the term of course but is DC Mid Atlantic? VA is certainly Southeastern by nature. Maryland?

[FSogol]

61. The EPA's midatlantic office covers, DC, VA, MD, DE, PA, & WV

I've seen NY, NJ, and NC included in that group too.

[IcyPeas]

55. So Cal , but why

is there a midwest but no mideast? I've always wondered that.

[beveeheart]

57. Colorado for me

[Inkfreak]

60. Upstate NY!!!!

[nolabear]

63. *chuckle* This is the longest thread I've seen in a while without a fight in it!

DU Unites the Country at Last!

[Brigid]

64. Indiana.

It's located in the Midwest, but it's really South Lite.

[nolabear]

65. I'm impressed at the number of Midwesterners. And how few responses there are.

What does that say? DUers aren't interested in sharing information? People like talking about pubic hair more than geography? A fight thread is an active thread? I haven't kicked to the top enough times?

[mvd]

66. Northeast. SE PA specifically

My part of the suburbs isn't very liberal, but at least the county goes against Repukes.

[life long demo]

76. Northeast also, SE PA specifically also

In Montco close to Bucks Co. Hi neighbor. Allison Schwartz my cong. rep., love her.

[mvd]

78. Hi - I am in west/central Montco

I wish I had Schwartz. Had Gerlach, and after moving, I now have Meehan. Meehan is just as bad.

[bunnies]

67. NH nt

[kaiden]

70. Mountain West

[kalli007]

73. Texas - Ron Paul's home district

Believe me I knew NOTHING of this area when I moved here, I was transferred with my then job. You can imagine the environment here..........

[a kennedy]

75. God's country as it's called around here.....

the Midwest.

[malokvale77]

77. Texas...

I put southwest, but the bigotry and ignorance feels very deep south. I grew up in Minnesota. When it was Humphrey blue, and not poisoned by the toxic Bachmann.

[Zorra]

80. Surprising that there are more of us in the SW than the NW, according to this poll.

Although I'm originally from Washington ans spent most of my life there.

[Raine]

81. Republic of California. nt

[Sick of the GOP]

82. DEEP south

Like, everybody thinks it's Mayberry, deep south

[MrSlayer]

83. Mid-Altantic. Philadelphia to be precise.

Birthplace of the nation and all that.