Reply #111: rural vs. urban

[Roy Ellefson]

But if you analyze this a bit deeper you will see that the rural counties that went resoundingly for Prosser were in the Eastern part of the state--in fact many were within the Fox River/GB "sphere of influence." Rural counties in the West that went for Prosser were closer including St. Croix and Polk which actually qualify more as suburban rather than rural. Look at the map of Wisconsin--rural areas in NW, West Central and SW Wisconsin were solid for Kloppenburg..,additionally look at Prosser counties in the west like Buffalo...no landslide for Prosser. Barron county--50-50. No, this isn't a rural vs urban situation--it seems to be more regional than demographic. The freaking Eastern Part of the State with the exception of Kenosha and Milwaukee counties are the difference.