DU Nation (Geographic Distribution of DU)

[marmar]

Poll question: DU Nation (Geographic Distribution of DU)

Where do you live, DU? (As in right now - not your place of birth). ........ (And before the inevitable gripe about the geographic grouping I placed your state in, I apologize. With 10 choice bars on the poll it's hard to subdivide the country properly.)

[amyrose2712]

1. NJ nt

[Lyric]

2. WV

[Staph]

89. Me, too!

[HopeHoops]

3. THIS should get interesting!

[Little Star]

4. Massachusetts

[mindfulNJ]

98. CT here

Love your avatar;)

There's always next year...right?

[RZM]

5. I'd say for having only 10 slots

You really did a pretty good job!

[marmar]

6. Thank you RZM.

[RZM]

12. LOL, thanks

Geography nerds, unite!

[zipplewrath]

21. Likewise

I'd a put VA in the south. And I'd have had just one "plains states" category including TX, and OK in along with the others. That'd a given me a way to have a separate region of AK and HI from the west coast. Other than those quibbles, ya did fine. FWIW, I've been in battles over names before, and they can be real regional. I had to laugh once when a guy from Kansas refered to "New England" when he was clearly refering to the north Atlantic coast from DC to Portland Maine. And his feathers got ruffled when I suggested the "midwest" stopped on the east side of the Mississippi and the rest was the "plains states" until one got to the Rocky Mountain region. But folks bristled when I included Utah in that.

What's real fun (for a true geography geek) is to redraw the state lines based upon modern cultural, political, and economic lines. You'd piss off alot of people if you tried. The names alone would be a battle.

[RZM]

23. Absolutely

Ohio is a good example. The northern tier is 'industrial great lakes' with lots of people descended from late 19th-early 20th century immigrant groups. Southeast/Ohio River Ohio is pretty Appalachian, more in line with Kentucky and West Virginia. A lot of central and Western Ohio is salt-of-the-earth rural types, very midwestern and not much different from plains Indiana or Illinois. These are just trends, not hard and fast rules, but it's interesting to take it all into account. All of this somewhat explains why Ohio is so 'swingy' and such a critical state in Presidential elections.

[zipplewrath]

24. Northeast

TX is a big state, well, because it's a big state. But any rational redrawing of the greater NYC area includes hunks of NJ and probably all of CN. And it becomes the largest population state in the country. Alternately, Buffalo and Rochester are some expanded area of a Pittsburg/Cleveland/Buffalo "state". NVA is split off from the vast majority of the rest of the state, and Maryland and Delaware are merged. So are Vermont and New Hampshire.

[marmar]

38. But wouldn't part of CT be more aligned with Boston?

When I lived in Westchester County, NY. A lot of people I met from eastern CT wanted nothing to do with New York.

[zipplewrath]

39. Except thteir jobs

Economically, it's more connected to NYC. Culturally, it's closer to Boston, mostly because Boston "wasn't NYC". IF those folks wanted to live in NYC, they would.

[NutmegYankee]

64. Not a chance in hell.

Connecticut is split down the middle, roughly at the Connecticut River. I live 15 minutes from RI, and if you start cheering the Yankees in a bar, you'll soon be visiting our wonderful hospitals. Seriously.

This side of Connecticut is rural and very New England in style. As for Jobs, many folks work in Hartford or in the shipbuilding/pharma industries along the coast.

[lovelyrita]

70. Agreed.

I grew up north of Hartford, about ten minutes from the Mass boarder. The CT river goes right through the town I grew up in. I would say that area is much more aligned with Boston than NYC.

[zipplewrath]

94. It's old data but...

A good 15 years ago I saw some data that indicated that the bulk of income (which is of course concentrated in a minority of people) in Conneticut emminated from NYC. The devil would be in the details of course, but it was an article about the larger issue of "When NYC sneezes, CT gets a fever" kind of analysis. I think culturally there is not doubt about the "New England" character of CT. And a large part of that apparently is rooted in the reality that it is where alot of people go because they DON'T want to live in NYC.

[mindfulNJ]

99. This is true:)

Where I live in CT we are much more aligned with Boston, which is just an hour drive away.

CT has such a reputation for being a rich, snooty bedroom state for NYC...whole different world on my side of the state.

[BillStein]

7. PA

More specifically, Philadelphia area

[MgtPA]

115. Me too.

[nmbluesky]

8. NM

NT

[rabs]

84. NM here too

Beautiful state flag we have for the Land of Enchantment, eh?

[Jamastiene]

9. NC

Normally, we are included as a Mid-Atlantic state on most weather maps, but I'm not really complaining. You did a decent job on the poll options.

[mike_c]

10. Humboldt Nation on California's north coast....

You wouldn't like it here. Oh no.....

[handmade34]

52. can't fool me

been there :-)

[SammyWinstonJack]

107. ...

:evilgrin:

[pipi_k]

11. Massachusetts here too. n/t

[gaspee]

13. Rhode Island

[Greyhound]

14. Kick from the desert wastelands. n/t

[Laf.La.Dem.]

15. Louisiana

I am one of the very few left wing liberals from Louisiana!!

[Jokinomx]

16. The Water, Winter Wonderland....of Michigan n/t

Peace

[JNelson6563]

57. Another Michigander checking in!

:toast:

[Iggo]

17. SoCal in the house.

B-)

[calimary]

35. Another SoCal in the house!

:headbang:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. And yet another SoCal in the house!

:headbang:

[IcyPeas]

51. and another so. cal. (l.a.)

[Beaverhausen]

56. ...seems it never rains in southern California...

:hi:

[pinboy3niner]

100. Lord, it pours, lol! Another SoCal here.

:hi:

[marmar]

18. Where are my neighbors to the North at, Eh? .......

(or actually to the south from here in Detroit)

[Bragi]

26. We're used to just blending in /nt

[marmar]

37. Teehee.....

:)

[RainDog]

19. interesting poll. I look forward to the answers n/t

[golddigger]

20. Oregon...n/t

[ceile]

22. TX

[fizzgig]

25. colorado checking in

i think you did a good job with the break down :thumbsup:

[Permanut]

27. Another Oregon here

specifically, Little Beirut (Portland)

[Connie_Corleone]

28. I can only choose Great Lakes (Ohio)...

But I'm closer to Kentucky (Cincinnati).

[NeoGreen]

30. Similar here..

On a geographic map I would choose Great Lakes, but on a political map I am placed in NY.

Hmmmm.... pondering...

[Mugu]

29. IL, n/t

[GSLevel9]

31. Virginia... south of Richmond sure doesn't fell like a "Mid Atlantic" state. nt

[NutmegYankee]

62. Heh, I laugh at people who say Virginia isn't the south.

Sure, go tell that to a person's face in Richmond. I'll get the dentist lined up...

[canetoad]

32. Just west of LA

[AC_Mem]

33. Memphis TN here

Happy to be a part of DU!

[MattSh]

34. Seven times zones east of NY.

That's Eastern Europe to you all.

[one_voice]

36. Delaware here. n/t

[Amonester]

40. Canada ici.

Sister, wonderful nefew, nieces and their little ones in FLA (Liberals, oui).

[Bluerthanblue]

41. rural N.H. here.

:hi:

[w8liftinglady]

43. not just Texas,but red-ass freaking Texas

:)

[bobbolink]

79. I regularly pray for your sanity.

And I'm only half - :rofl:

:yourock:

[TriMera]

44. Near Seattle, WA. n/t

[trusty elf]

45. Switzerland,

in the German-speaking northwest.

[Heidi]

90. Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking south.

:hi:

[trusty elf]

91. ....

:hi:

[handmade34]

46. Oh my goodness....

I want to take part but...

I maintain Vermont as my legal residence but I move every three weeks throughout the United States... so far this year I have lived in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, I am now in Virginia, going to New York in 2 weeks... (then Detroit, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, Washington, California)

don't know where to place myself???

[mmonk]

47. Third planet from the sun.

[fishbulb703]

48. Funny, this looks like it closely mirrors the general distribution of population in the US. nt

[RZM]

53. Not exactly

There's more people in the Great Lakes designation than on the Left Coast, but the Westies are nearly doubling us in this poll.

[hfojvt]

80. I was kinda surprised

I thought Kansas, etc. was over-represented. But I get 45.7 million for the California region, 50.9 million for the Great Lakes, 14.5 million for the Kansas region and 30.7 million for Texas. So 20 Ks-Mo vs. 92 West Coasters. Should be 60 west coasters or 30 Kansans. And Texas types are even more under-represented. Of course, it might be more accurate to compare regions by number of Kerry voters instead of all people.

[mike_c]

54. I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

:rofl:

[ThomThom]

49. Va

near DC just moved here from rural VA big difference

[cbdo2007]

50. KANSAS CITY REPRESENT YALL!!!!

[Control-Z]

55. Almost missed this thread.

Here's a K&R from California.

[WCIL]

58. I'm in Illinois

but I can (almost) see Missouri from my house.

[Old Troop]

59. I must say I'm surprised at the lower percentage from New England

[NutmegYankee]

66. New England is only 5% of the US population.

[intheflow]

67. I was going to say the same.

Seems like there are boodles of New Englanders on DU. Even combined with the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic grouping in the poll there aren't as many as the Pacific West. This surprises me greatly.

[marmar]

113. Other than Mass. & CT, the NE states really don't have a whole lot of people.

nt

[mikeSchmuckabee]

60. Straight outta Sherwood, Arkansas

And i resent being grouped with jokelahoma and fexas

[NutmegYankee]

61. Connecticut.

South Eastern part of the state.

[KansDem]

63. Kansas

...but you already knew that! ;)

[Maru Kitteh]

92. Nebraska!

Enjoy the game tomorrow. :evilgrin:

[KansDem]

111. KU here...

I believe you're playing Kansas State:



We don't care for each other so trounce them! Good luck!!! :hi:

[JuniperLea]

65. California Native

Also a native, and current resident of, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

68. What? No spot for mom's basement?

The Freepers are pissed!!!11!1

[Canuckistanian]

69. Canada (duh)

I never knew we had so many west coasters, though.

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

71. Heaven

[a la izquierda]

72. Boomer Sooner (that's Oklahoma for ya'll)

Though I'm here by way of NJ and CA (and a part-time resident of Mexico).

[Mortos]

93. OKC Here

Not a Sooner fan but not a fan of sports in general. Hello fellow Okie.

[a la izquierda]

101. Howdy. I'm just down I35 in Norman.

But probably not for too much longer. I'm finishing up my PhD in May. Then who knows where the adventure will take me!

[Solly Mack]

73. Across the pond am I.

[depakid]

74. The other side of the world, where it's springtime and tomorrow

[StandingInLeftField]

109. lol!

[Beaverhausen]

75. Kick

[taught_me_patience]

76. I bet if you had California by itself

it would be the highest. Great thing about cali... lots of DUers here!

[Curmudgeoness]

77. PA for me, but right on the border of OH. Two different regions.

Same mentality. More Midwest than East Coast.

[Arctic Dave]

78. Checking in from the Top of the World.

[PJPhreak]

81. Jus kickin it in Kansas,

ten miles off the highway that is fourteen miles from town.

[Swede]

82. Canada,eh.

[proteus_lives]

83. Indiana.

[donheld]

85. Denver CO

Capitol Hill to be exact.

[Odin2005]

86. Western Minnesota.

[krispos42]

87. Connecticut

After 9 years of being in the Great Lakes catagory.

[inna]

88. San Francisco, CA

[Lost4words]

95. checking in from NM nt

[JohnnyLib2]

96. Kentucky -- please send political help!!

:shrug: :kick:

[golddigger]

97. Kick to keep it kicking.

[annabanana]

102. k&r . . .n/t

[nyc 4 Biden]

103. kick

[SpookyCat]

104. San Francisco CA!

With that special laid back arrogance and elitism that we have cultivated for so very long.

It's ok that you live elsewhere, it's just kinda sad. LOL!

[marmar]

110. I love San Francisco.....but the fear of the Big One will prevent me from ever living there.

nt

[Iterate]

105. One in a million? Better than that.

As an former and unreconstructed demographer I couldn't help but notice that each reply in this poll represents about 550,000 in the population -very roughly speaking the same size as a congressional district.

It shouldn't be too much of a surprise that groups 1, 7, and 8 are represented noticeably higher than the mean, and groups 3 and 4 noticeably less.

[SammyWinstonJack]

106. San Antonio Texas

[Upton]

108. Coming to you from the only red county in western Washington..

[hayu_lol]

112. High Cascades...

Kalamity Flats(Klamath Falls)OR.

[bigwillq]

114. New England (nt)

[GTurck]

116. I live in....

Texas but I didn't park my brains. This could be a better state if and when it gets a 2 party system that has to respond to all its citizens.
From my experience there are a lot of Northerners here who lean Democratic and liberal. Texas is just the last place we have as an address not our state of mind.