Which states qualify as culturally Southern?

[politicus]

Which states do you consider culturally Southern? How do you define the term?

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

All except Indiana.

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

As someone from Kentucky I'm constantly acting too much like a northerner for the people down here.

[Cory]

All except Indiana and Florida South of the Panhandle.

[New_Conservative]

This poll screams Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana.

[dead0man]

All except Indiana.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

All except Indiana and Florida South of the Panhandle.

[dead0man]

Why was Indiana included and not Illinois?  Southern Illinois, especially south of the St.Louis metro area, is as southern as Kentucky.  Silly accents (though dying) and everything.

[TDAS04]

All except Indiana.

This, though Florida is now somewhat iffy.

Why was Indiana included and not Illinois?  Southern Illinois, especially south of the St.Louis metro area, is as southern as Kentucky.  Silly accents (though dying) and everything.

To be fair, while neither is Southern, Indiana could be more culturally Southern than Illinois since so much of Illinois's population is clustered in the Chicago area.

[politicus]

All except Indiana.

This, though Florida is now somewhat iffy.

Why was Indiana included and not Illinois?  Southern Illinois, especially south of the St.Louis metro area, is as southern as Kentucky.  Silly accents (though dying) and everything.

To be fair, while neither is Southern, Indiana could be more culturally Southern than Illinois since so much of Illinois's population is clustered in the Chicago area.

Yes, that was my thought. The southern parts of both states are often considered Southern, but Illinois is so dominated by Chicagoland, that it would be pointless to include it in the poll.

How do you define the term?

I was hoping someone would try to answer the above. What does Southern culture actually mean today?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

All except Indiana.

This, plus a lot of VA is not Southern in any respect.  Also, as noted, some of FL.  Some of it is raw southern.

[dead0man]

A lot of southern states have chunks that aren't southern...not sure why Florida and Virginia always get singled out.  Austin's not southern, neither is Atlanta or the Research Triangle (Raleigh/Durham).

All except Indiana.

This, though Florida is now somewhat iffy.

Why was Indiana included and not Illinois?  Southern Illinois, especially south of the St.Louis metro area, is as southern as Kentucky.  Silly accents (though dying) and everything.

To be fair, while neither is Southern, Indiana could be more culturally Southern than Illinois since so much of Illinois's population is clustered in the Chicago area.

Yes, that was my thought. The southern parts of both states are often considered Southern, but Illinois is so dominated by Chicagoland, that it would be pointless to include it in the poll.

How do you define the term?

I was hoping someone would try to answer the above. What does Southern culture actually mean today?

Southern Indiana is no more dense than southern Illinois (at least AFAIK).  Most people in Indiana are (ironically) clustered around Chicago or the state capital, so that argument doesn't really hold water.

[Vern]

This question is hard to answer because in North Carolina it depends on where you are.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

I voted AOTA, because there are definitely a lot of Southern qualities about Indiana. My grandmother lives there with her boyfriend (weird saying that...) and literally all they do is camp and hunt, which I consider pretty Southern. They're apparently not alone, either. They frequently tell stories about how many people they see on their camping and hunting sites.

[dead0man]

(I'm not making fun but....)

You can be a hunter and camper and NOT be southern.  Ask every other person in Canada.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

(I'm not making fun but....)

You can be a hunter and camper and NOT be southern.  Ask every other person in Canada.

I know, but maybe I should've explained that they're all hillbillies. Like real hillbillies, duck dynasty style.

[King]

South Florida and West Texas are not culturally Southern, but I agree every state except Indiana.

[King]

(I'm not making fun but....)

You can be a hunter and camper and NOT be southern.  Ask every other person in Canada.

I know, but maybe I should've explained that they're all hillbillies. Like real hillbillies, duck dynasty style.

I don't associate hunting and camping with Southern culture. That's Western to me. Southern recreation in my mind is sitting on the porch drinking cool beverages.

[dead0man]

(I'm not making fun but....)

You can be a hunter and camper and NOT be southern.  Ask every other person in Canada.

I know, but maybe I should've explained that they're all hillbillies. Like real hillbillies, duck dynasty style.

I don't associate hunting and camping with Southern culture. That's Western to me. Southern recreation in my mind is sitting on the porch drinking cool beverages.

Certainly some southerners hunt, but I'd agree with you that it's more of a midwestern/western thing.  Hunting is very big around here (dear, turkey, pheasant) and it was kind of big in suburban St.Louis where I grew up (mostly just dear).  Dear in the south tend to be smaller 'cause of the heat.

...and every kind of person goes camping.

[TDAS04]

Here in South Dakota, I was in a minority at my school for not hunting (even in Sioux Falls), and the state is definitely NOT Southern.

Also, Pennsylvania has one of the largest hunting populations of any state.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

[King]

Florida outside of Miami is definitively the South.

[politicus]

Certainly some southerners hunt, but I'd agree with you that it's more of a midwestern/western thing.  Hunting is very big around here (dear, turkey, pheasant) and it was kind of big in suburban St.Louis where I grew up (mostly just dear).  Dear in the south tend to be smaller 'cause of the heat.

...and every kind of person goes camping.

[TDAS04]

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I know people who live a 10 minute walk from downtown Minneapolis who enjoy camping and hunting. What the f[inks]