US Regions - Utah

[Antonio the Sixth]

And finally, the last one !

Here are the two regions materialized on maps, in order to avoid confusion (light shades mean hypothetical). As usual.

Big Sky :

Southwest :

Please try to think about these options, bla bla bla...

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

I voted Big Sky. While this makes the Southwest less than appealing visually, Utah's center of population is far north in the state (about halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo), and that area is more similar culturally and politically to places like Idaho and Wyoming than much of the Southwest.

[Hash]

'Big Sky' easily. Utah doesn't have the Hispanic population of the others, nor does it have the culture and sociology of the others.

[Brittain33]

I voted southwest because like those states, it is overwhelmingly urban and suburban, with water issues a major factor. Utah will always be unique so it's a choice of which direction you choose to compromise in. It seems wrong to sever it from Idaho, but conversely it has far more in common with Arizona than it does with Montana.

[muon2]

I agree with this quote exactly, and I voted for Big Sky.

I voted Big Sky. While this makes the Southwest less than appealing visually, Utah's center of population is far north in the state (about halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo), and that area is more similar culturally and politically to places like Idaho and Wyoming than much of the Southwest.

Of course I would put CO in the Big Sky as well and the picture would look nicer, but that wasn't an option here.

I voted southwest because like those states, it is overwhelmingly urban and suburban, with water issues a major factor. Utah will always be unique so it's a choice of which direction you choose to compromise in. It seems wrong to sever it from Idaho, but conversely it has far more in common with Arizona than it does with Montana.

In response to this view I would note that water is a big issue in ID and WY as well. As Boise grows in the coming decades, I expect it to have the kind of urban population you associate with UT. The spillover from Utah's Mormon culture has been to ID more than any other state, so they really should stay together as your gut seems to suggest.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Of course I would put CO in the Big Sky as well and the picture would look nicer, but that wasn't an option here.

Eh, Colorado was a tough call for me, but the only way to create a consistent Southwest region was to include Colorado. I'm following a "4-10 States rule" in order to avoid disproportionate regions.

[muon2]

Of course I would put CO in the Big Sky as well and the picture would look nicer, but that wasn't an option here.

Eh, Colorado was a tough call for me, but the only way to create a consistent Southwest region was to include Colorado. I'm following a "4-10 States rule" in order to avoid disproportionate regions.

That wouldn't be a problem if you put TX in the Southwest.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Of course I would put CO in the Big Sky as well and the picture would look nicer, but that wasn't an option here.

Eh, Colorado was a tough call for me, but the only way to create a consistent Southwest region was to include Colorado. I'm following a "4-10 States rule" in order to avoid disproportionate regions.

That wouldn't be a problem if you put TX in the Southwest.

True, n this case it would make Colorado in play.

If you want, you can also discuss Colorado in this thread, and I will consider the possibility of putting it into BS, even though I still prefer SW so far.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Clearly Big Sky for me.