Rank Northeastern and Midwestern metros from most liberal to most conservative

[memphis]

Maryland is like New Jersey. It's dominant characteristic is not regional, but rather that it is mostly suburban. What's key to understanding both is that they are, however, substantially more racially diverse than Midwestern suburbia. Not just with black people. There are lots of people from all over the world in both states, which makes them very interesting and, of course, less Republican.