The Best American Cities for Liberals and Conservatives, Quantified

[JaneyVee]

According to researchers, conservative nirvana exists, and it’s in Alabaster, Alabama.

In a list released by Livability.com of the ten most liberal, conservative, and centrist cities in the country, the Birmingham suburb topped the conservative list, followed by Crestview, Fla., Clinton, Utah, and Bristol, Tenn. (The liberal cities included Somerville, Mass., Boulder, Colo., and, unsurprisingly, Berkeley, Calif.).

Using a combination of “Ideology of the representation; voting of the residents; political leanings of the residents; and how the shopping habits of the residents relate to political affiliation,” Livability.com managed to identify where people along the political spectrum tended to live, and cities where they were clustered in high concentrations.

Some of the results aren’t surprising: Liberals tend to live in college towns on the coasts, conservatives prefer the South and the Midwest, etc. But if your living situation depends on having everyone in your town believe in what you believe in, this list is useful.

10 best cities for liberals, 2014

1. Berkeley, California
2. Hoboken, New Jersey
3. Somerville, Massachusetts
4. Boulder, Colorado
5. Evanston, Illinois
6. College Park, Maryland
7. Ann Arbor, Michigan
8. Mercer Island, Washington
9. Alexandria, Virginia
10. Newport, Rhode Island

10 best cities for conservatives, 2014

1. Alabaster, Alabama
2. Crestview, Florida
3. Clinton, Utah
4. Bristol, Tennessee
5. Odessa, Texas
6. Yukon, Oklahoma
7. Slidell, Louisiana
8. Olive Branch, Mississippi
9. Peachtree City, Georgia
10. Benton, Arkansas

10 best cities for centrists, 2014

1. Spokane Valley, Washington
2. Bend, Oregon
3. Indio, California
4. Gainesville, Florida
5. Albany, Georgia
6. Boise, Idaho
7. Muncie, Indiana
8. Sparks, Nevada
9. Oregon, Ohio
10. Wildwood, Missouri

Link: http://www.mediaite.com/online/the-best-american-cities-for-liberals-and-conservatives-quantified/

[shenmue]

1. Wow

[eppur_se_muova]

2. What else is Anniston famous for ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anniston_Chemical_Activity

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. Looks like most of the best cities for conservatives are small towns.

1. Alabaster, Alabama
2. Crestview, Florida
3. Clinton, Utah
4. Bristol, Tennessee
5. Odessa, Texas
6. Yukon, Oklahoma
7. Slidell, Louisiana
8. Olive Branch, Mississippi
9. Peachtree City, Georgia
10. Benton, Arkansas

I know my US geography pretty well, but I've never even heard of about half of them.

[Elwood P Dowd]

5. Alabaster, Alabama is mostly lower middle class and poor white racists

who think Fox News is sometimes too liberal. Population is about 30,000. There are lots of nice places to visit in Alabama, but Alabaster is a pile of shit.

Peachtree City, Georgia, another small town, is nothing but upper middle class yuppy types and bible thumpers. Go into one of those $500,000 homes at 7:00 PM Eastern, and chances are Bill O'Lielly is playing on multiple televisions.

[hedda_foil]

4. I used to live in Evanston (#5) Liberal Nirvana!

I moved to Naperville IL 8 years ago to be closer to the grandkids. But it was a struggle to give up meeting Jan Schakowsky at the supermarket on a regular basis, and actually having a real relationship with her through the Democratic Party of Evanston. My current congressman is Peter Rodman who, I believe, is one of the founding members of ALEC.

[eridani]

6. Mercer Island? Bullshit.

Get back to me when they elect a socialist to their city council.

[cemaphonic]

8. Yeah, I noticed that too

Socially liberal, sure, but that's a 1% enclave if there ever was one.

[eridani]

12. Exactly. The info seems to be about the socially liberal 1% n/t

[Donald Ian Rankin]

7. One of the most conservative places in America is a Clinton? N.T>

[Warren DeMontague]

9. There are fundamental differences, IMHO, between West and East Coast "Liberalisms"

I happen to know I'd go bonkers if I lived anywhere east of the Cascades.

[MrScorpio]

10. DC area and Go Blue!

I'm happy.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

11. Well, I'm a 15 minute drive from Newport

Unfortunately, it's over run with tourist assholes in the summer.