what county in the united states most closely resembles the country

[freepcrusher]

both politically, racially, and economically? I think San Bernardino County, CA is a good choice. Politically its a swing county and there's a mix of both democrats and republicans. You could draw an R+10 district (Lewis' district), but you could also draw a D+13 district (Baca's district). Its also a racially diverse county. You can find a lot of MS 13s in areas like San Bernardino proper and Rialo, a lot of sprawl and stucco houses in Redlands or Rancho Cucamonga, and a lot of meth smoking rednecks in the ruraL areas of the county.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Well, definitely not any county in the Bay Area.

[Brittain33]

I'll nominate Tarrant County, Texas today for USA 2020... it fits demographically but Hispanic population is significantly higher.

Conversely, Douglas County, Nebraska well represents the USA of ten years ago.

[freepcrusher]

tarrant county is too republican to be a microcosm.

[Bacon King]

Staten Island seems to be a decent candidate.

Very statistically similar to the United States as a whole-

USA: 64% white, 16% hispanic, 12% black, 5% asian
Staten: 64% white, 17% hispanic, 9% black, 7% asian

USA: 80.4% have high school diploma, 24.4% have bachelor's or higher
Staten: 82.6% have high school diploma, 23.2% have bachelor's or higher

Percent below poverty level: 13.2% in USA, 10.3% in Staten
Per capita income: $21,587 for USA, $23,905   for Staten

Politically, it's generally pretty close to the national average as well, plus or minus a few percentage points.

(inb4 Lunar using his knowledge of NYC to point out how wrong I am)

[Verily]

The ethnic breakdown within the whites is way off, though, and that matters nearly as much as the racial divisions. (Staten Island is of course heavily Italian with nary a German ancestor to be found.)

[Sbane]

SBD county has a similar racial breakdown to Los Angeles County fwiw. I don't see how that closely resembles the country. Arapahoe County isn't a bad candidate imho.

[SaneDemocrat]

Union County, North Carolina,

[Strudelcutie4427]

Hillsboro NH seems like a good one only it’s weird with its western rural areas being deep blue and it’s eastern suburbs being deep red with two largeish light blue cities

[cvparty]

hillsborough fl? its demographics are similar and it's politically swingy (well, leans a little D nowadays)

[Ebsy]

Probably one of the Chicago collar counties. I believe the Chicago metro area is the most demographically similar to the country as a whole of the major metros.

[Thunder98 🇮🇱 🤝 🇵🇸]

Riverside County?

[muon2]

Probably one of the Chicago collar counties. I believe the Chicago metro area is the most demographically similar to the country as a whole of the major metros.

As a state IL is quite close to the national averages in terms of race, age, and sex. Within IL, Will is probably the best match to US demographics.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Probably one of the Chicago collar counties. I believe the Chicago metro area is the most demographically similar to the country as a whole of the major metros.

As a state IL is quite close to the national averages in terms of race, age, and sex. Within IL, Will is probably the best match to US demographics.