How much does politics influence where you choose to live?

[undeterred]

I used to think that hardly anyone paid attention to whose district they were moving into. After all, a lot of people don't seem to know who their elected officials are in the first place.

When I moved to Madison 6 years ago I did not know it was such a great liberal city, believe it or not. But now that I live here I don't want to leave, and a good part of it is because I actually like my elected officials, and it doesn't seem like its easy to find a place like that in this political climate. If I were offered a great job in a red city/red state, I don't think I would take it.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Actually, none.

I am in a red state, in a red county and my opinions are just as important as anyone else's.

Plus, I think we have a good shot at getting Allen out of the Senate.

[undeterred]

12. Every state has at least one like him

We have Sensenbrenner in my neighboring district. Maybe we can send the two of them on a long trip together, somewhere they'd be the only two white males...

[pinto]

2. Nada. To be honest. Family, finances play a bigger part

by far.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. I'm in a red state...

...but the natural beauty of this place makes up for all kinds of political shortcomings. Besides our Republicans are FUNNY - e.g., Ted Stevens. You just can't get much more amusing than that. And Don Young with all the dead animal heads on his office wall?? :rofl:

[Faygo Kid]

4. Just moved from Blue state to Blue state, and glad of it.

I can hardly breathe anymore I am so pissed off; glad to be among friends. (Michigan to Maryland).

[Mountainman]

5. I left Ohio to move to CA to get away from conservatives and fundie types

Not that there are no Conservatives or fundies in CA, but there was more room to be your self in the land of fruits and nuts.

[BootinUp]

6. not at all.

I live near my place of work in the most desirable area/home I can afford to provide for my family.

[Lusted4]

7. My next move, Everything. n/t

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

8. When we moved to Oregon

We checked the town out for a year, subscribed to the newspaper, then moved, good for mental health.

[ima_sinnic]

9. I have gotten to feeling so suspicious & hateful toward others

I am moving in early spring to a remote location in New England to GET AWAY from people. I am checking population change maps and focusing on counties where the population has been decreasing or is already at low density. I am looking at the kinds of places that most other people DON'T want. I feel that major upheaval is coming and do NOT want to be in an urban or suburban environment.

[MrSlayer]

10. None at all, I was born here.

I have lived in the same congressional district my whole life. Pennsylvania's First, The fighting First!

[Wwagsthedog]

11. Not a bit.

Red state, red district, red county, etc. However, both my kids and all my grandchildren live here too. And there are people I can carry on an intelligent conversation with. Guess I'll just have to be happy with what I've got.

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[serryjw]

13. One of the main reasons I left Clearwater, Florida

was I just couldn't stand the fundies.

[undeterred]

20. retiree fundies?

fundies are in a lot of places... but they're facing persecution everywhere, you know :sarcasm:

[rzemanfl]

22. If you still have connections here, tell those folks to support

Samm Simpson for Congress (although the City of Clearwater was gerrymandered out of the District, as was St. Pete). I moved to Pinellas to get away from the Wisconsin weather, never thought about politics, just wanted never to see a minus sign in front of the temperature again.

[serryjw]

30. Wrong decision

I would take subzero weather before the uneducated Jesus ranting wingnut cretins. I have lived all over the country and have never had such contempt for people. One of the reasons is there is no industry there. Everyone works in the service sector. It requires no education. The NE snow birds were OK....but I'm not much into boats

[Demeter]

14. I LIved in NH; I Lived in Michigan

the difference was night and day. Never going back to NH, even though it's a lot less backwards than it used to be, there's still that Live Free or Die-John Birchyness in the water, land and air. And while not all of Michigan is true blue, Ann Arbor certainly is.

[elehhhhna]

15. A BUNCH. It's got to be dramatic & entertaining! I'm from Chicago!

Now in Sugar Land, Texas.

[stray cat]

16. Employment opportunities make the biggest difference

I can't afford to lose a good job due to something like politics.

[Bluzmann57]

17. Born here, raised here

It's home. We have a Republican Representative (for now) and a Democratic Governor. The City Council is an absolute joke, no matter which party they purport to be (no "partisan" parties on city council), we are right across the Mississippi River from Illinois, and basically, I like it here. Iowa First District, City of Davenport. Yeah!

[Double T]

18. None YET! IF the rethugs 'steal' the next elections..........

it may be time to consider moving to another continent.

[cali]

19. I didn't move to Vermont

because of the politics, but I do love the politics of my state, and it's hard to imagine living elsewhere. Of course, that it's beautiful here, doesn't hurt. (and I love to ski)

[IndyBob]

21. Just moved from Wisconsin to Indiana

and politics had little to do with it. Ensuring we got a $million plus contract was the motivator.

I haven't paid enough attention to Indiana politics, I assume I moved from purple to redder-purple. I just got here 6 weeks ago.

By the way, the Indiana BMV blows. I spent over three hours transferring registration, getting a license, and titling the cars today. What a great way to spend a beautiful Saturday morning.

[Snotcicles]

23. Self removed n/t

[tammywammy]

24. None

My parents moved me and my brothers here when I was 5. After graduating high school I lived in a few other cities within the DFW area. I lost my job and moved home for awhile, so here I was. I got a new job and when I moved out, I just moved to a northern part of this city.

I like it here and I'll continue to vote for change.

[Nicole]

25. None

I live here because family & friends are here.

[City Lights]

26. FWIW, I hated living in a red state (AZ) and moved back to IL

partly because I couldn't stand the majority of the people around me. Total kooks. :crazy: I've lived in IL for all but the 5 miserable years I lived in the Phoenix area. Red state, red congressional district, red county, red fundies everywhere, red retirees, dark red state legislature. :puke: I absolutely hated it there, and love being back in IL. AZ never felt like home to me.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

27. We considered moving to E.Washington, but decided against it.

For 2 reasons. Politics and the weather. Too much snow and too many rednecks. So, we'll stay put on the west side of the Cascades.

[karlrschneider]

28. Doesn't matter much to me. I live in a very red area and work both

publicly and behind the scenes to educate people. I'm less successful than I'd like but now and
then see a glimmer of hope. We just happen to like the natural ambiance (not to mention the low
cost of living) here. :-)

[diamidue]

31. I'll NEVER live in a red area again. Ever.

Especially in a small town. I have absolutely nothing in common with my neighbors with their fundamentalist/Mormon/right-wing mentality. And I have no desire to spend any more of my precious few years left on earth trying to educate anyone. I am polite, but I have to keep my distance from these people as their only interest in me seems to be religious conversion. ugh. Only a good job keeps us here now. I'd love to move to Portland.

[karlrschneider]

35. I like Portland...a lot (You do mean the one in Oregon, right?) but

it's a little too cool and clammy much of the year for me. I've lived in large cities and never want to again - it's 8 miles to the nearest traffic light here and that's almost too close for me. :D

[annabanana]

29. Looking retirement in the face and making decisions....

It would sure be cheaper to live somewhere else. Mr. banana has family in Fla (red Fla.) I have family in Az (blue Az) Politics might enter into the equation...

[jwirr]

32. For the first 40 years of my life I lived in pug states in the midwest.

You could not pry me out of northern Minnesota. I like to live where my vote counts for the electoral college. I also like the people better because I know they cared enough to vote for the common good.

[undeterred]

34. and the weather is lovely up there, isn't it?

I live in WI and don't mind the cold but I've met people who thought Tennessee was too cold!

MN and WI produce some excellent political leaders- I consider myself a Wellstone disciple.

[jwirr]

41. I consider the weather a plus although when it reached 100degrees

this summer my son-in-law and I talked about moving to Alaska!

[Ghost in the Machine]

33. none at all... it's the view from my back porch that matters...

[Raine]

36. None, I was born in CA

if I was to move in the future though it might.

[FILAM23]

37. n/t

None at all

[RB TexLa]

38. None

[Touchdown]

39. Sort of political, since I'm gay it has to be big cities

I really can't see myself living in a city with less than 300,000 people in it. It takes a population about that to have a coherent, active, and open gay community, politically and socially. There also is safety in numbers. Straight people in large cities are generally more tolerant (or cowed into shutting up about it), as is the police depts. There are exceptions to that rule. Not talking about resorts like Key West or Provincetown of course, but the little gay bar in 30,000 people St. Joseph Mo doesn't reaslly cut it.

[undeterred]

40. You're always welcome in Madison WI

where gays are accepted in the community and not segregated into certain neighborhoods or bars. Lots of gay couples raising children here. We are proud to have elected the first openly gay Congresswoman, Tammy Baldwin.

Population: 208,000

Probably 8,000 bigots or less.

[pitohui]

42. er not at all

we live where we do because it appears to be the only place where hubby can work in his field and also afford to buy a house, believe me, we are not in love w. the damn storms and would move in a heartbeat if we could

i think most people live where they do because of family, job, and financial reasons

[Nay]

43. None, unfortunately. Mr. Nay and I moved for two excellent job

opportunities only, from one red state to another. Have to hang in here for 10 more years for the pension. If I won the lottery, I'd move tomorrow. To Canada.

[LSK]

44. it doesnt

I was born in a blue state and choose to live close to my family and my job. Which just happens to be in a blue state.

[undeterred]

45. lucky!

[WyLoochka]

46. None - just moved

to one of the reddest of all states - Wyoming. Family here primarily influenced the decision.

[TheFriedPiper]

47. I live in the city because the suburbs are full of RWers

And the country is just too damned boring.