Culturally liberal rural areas

[SaneDemocrat]

Which working class, white areas are most receptive to liberal cultural BLM and feminism while opposing Trump? In other words, are there any less educated, less wealthy areas that are culturally similar to Northern Virginia, Suburban Atlanta,Chester County(moderate areas that swung to Clinton)

[Heisenberg]

MA-01, NH-02, and Vermont seem to fit the criteria.

[TDAS04]

Washington's San Juan Islands are very culturally liberal and very white and rural.  The suburban areas you mentioned are no comparison.

[HAnnA MArin County]

Alpine and Mono counties in California? Alpine County (population 1,175 at 2010 Census) doesn't even have a county seat or any incorporated areas but voted against Prop 8 and against Prop 4 pretty strongly (requiring minors to obtain parental consent to have an abortion) pretty strongly in 2008. I'm still not quite sure what makes these two rural counties along the Nevada border so liberal.

Most of the rural ski resort counties (Blaine County, Idaho; Teton County, Wyoming; Summit County, Utah) could apply to the OP as well? 

[Seattle]

Washington's San Juan Islands are very culturally liberal and very white and rural.  The suburban areas you mentioned are no comparison.

To add on, south Whidbey Island (Island County), Vashon Island (King), parts of the Olympic Peninsula near Port Townsend (Jefferson), and the Methow Valley (Okanogan County (in E. Wa)).

[Dr. Arch]

The Duluth, MN-Superior, WI sister city area.

[Gass3268]

The rural areas that surround Madison.

[Strudelcutie4427]

Vermont
NE New York/Adirondacks
Western Massachusetts
NW Connecticut (only a few towns)
White Mountains of NH
Imperial County, CA
Northern New Mexico
Most of the Black Belt from VA-AR
Hawaii/Maui/Kauai/Molokai...
Western and Northern Alaska
Most Indian Reservations
Hancock County, Maine
Arrowhead of Minnesota
SW Wisconsin

[VPH]

I wouldn't automatically conflate rural Democratic areas with culturally liberal areas. The Black Belt region can be more culturally conservative than the Democratic Party. Look at Sanford Bishop's votes as well as some of Terri Sewell's and Bennie Thompson's.

[Nyvin]

Ashland OR

[Mr. Illini]

The rural areas that surround Madison.

This as well as parts of NW Illinois and SE Iowa.

[Hydera]

I try using >10,000 population counties to fit rural. Anything more becomes small city.

Using marriage referendums theres a few that fit the critera of voted against a ban or for legalization and not being that dense.


Cook county, Minnesota

Whitman county, Washington

Dare county, North Carolina(bit surprising since its in the South)

This isnt a good way to measure but also consider using past 2004/2006 referendums on gay marriage and adding 10% because its been a decade and theres 40% anti-gay marriage ban areas that are probably majority for not banning gay marriage today.

Native reservations.

[Torie]

The Birkenstock belt, although most of it did swing to Trump outside the most bourgeoisie towns.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

The Birkenstock belt, although most of it did swing to Trump outside the most bourgeoisie towns.

>Unironically using the term bourgeoisie

[Indy Texas]

Some parts of the Driftless Area of western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota could fit this. They aren't SJW feminists but they generally aren't as dominated by gun culture or conservative Christianity (though they may be Catholic or Mainline Protestant) as other rural Midwestern areas.

[SaneDemocrat]

I've been hearing alot about the driftless area. I will look into it.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The Birkenstock belt, although most of it did swing to Trump outside the most bourgeoisie towns.

>Unironically using the term bourgeoisie

What’s the big deal?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Would Ulster County NY qualify?

[Lourdes]

Some central Colorado counties (Pitkin, Summit, Eagle) come to mind.

[jimrtex]

Some central Colorado counties (Pitkin, Summit, Eagle) come to mind.

They're not rural.

[Torie]

Would Ulster County NY qualify?

No, not really. Kingston is a pretty big town with its "suburbs," (with the burbs having a small Pub PVI),  New Paltz is a SUNY town, and the only really liberal more rural area is around Woodstock, which is an "artsy enclave (aka tourist trap)."

[JA]

Western Massachusetts, Vermont, and Western New Hampshire are easily the most culturally liberal rural areas in the entire United States. I'd also add in California's North Coast, the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota through the Lake Superior coast of Wisconsin, and coastal Maine. There are also some scattered rural, scenic counties throughout the country that are basically for the rich that tend to be very culturally liberal, like Teton County, WY; the counties in the Colorado Rockies; Blaine County, ID; and several others.

[Lourdes]

Some central Colorado counties (Pitkin, Summit, Eagle) come to mind.

They're not rural.

How so?

[Torie]

Some central Colorado counties (Pitkin, Summit, Eagle) come to mind.

They're not rural.

How so?

They are ski resorts. Nobody lives outside the ski resort.

[jimrtex]

Some central Colorado counties (Pitkin, Summit, Eagle) come to mind.

They're not rural.

How so?

They are ski resorts. Nobody lives outside the ski resort.

Summit and Eagle are about 80% urban, Pitkin a little bit less.