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ALostInquirer Aug 15, 2023

What draws U.S. left-leaning folks to cities to begin with?

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

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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Call me Lenny/Leni Aug 15, 2023

All the other answers here cite things like education and wealth, but spend time in politically-tidally-locked places like Rochester and Syracuse and you’ll realize all it boils down to is it being cultural. There are what many would call right-leaning cities, and they aren’t any different race-wise, ethnicity-wise, education-wise, or (most of the time) wealth-wise except that they’re right-leaning. Education/exposure does not magically change your whole philosophy, that’s like saying going to a Catholic school will guarantee your kid will be Catholic.

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racer983

Rochester is hardly right leaning. Republicans don’t even bother running a candidate for mayor. The congressional District that encompasses it and includes many surrounding more conservative areas went 59-39 to democrats in the last election. Certainly some of the surrounding areas tilt conservative but not the city itself. The suburbs are kind of a case by case mix. There’s 200,00 registered democrats in Monroe County vs 130,000 registered Republicans. I know party isn’t the same as liberal or conservative, but calling Rochester right leaning is a huge stretch. Syracuse too.