Need advice about where to retire. Pacific Northwest specifically.

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8. I cant speak for Washington but...

In Oregon, the Willamette Valley is mostly liberal while the rest of the state is mostly conservative.

And in Northern California, you have lots of areas that are conservative, including around Eureka, and you have to get down to Willits or Ukiah or even to Santa Rosa to find liberal areas.

One of my favorite areas is around Sebastopol. It is quaint and is fairly close to Santa Rosa however it can be quite expensive to live there. It has arts, climate and is in a beautiful area. It even has Bohemian Grove close to it.

Sacramento isn't too bad either but it doesn't have the night life that other coastal cities have and is thus considered more of a family town. There are plenty of areas within 40 miles that are suited for retirement.

Both Santa Rosa and Sacramento have quite large health care facilities for us retirees.