Much previous political-science research assumes that municipal politics are largely non-ideological.
Really? I'm shocked. I'm sure all of our Republic ex-mayors would agree.
Oh my god the yellow and green axis with different values is making me want to stab. Did Sifu design that graph?
I guess I see why they did it, but it befuddled me on my phone for a while.
If they didn't do that how would they make you understand those values are correlated?
I think the chart in the 2nd link would be much more informative if it also showed the rating for the entire SMSA in which the city lies.
For what I want to see,anyway. Since the paper itself was looking at governance I can see why they would do it by the cities themselves.
Even nearly all-white cities have Democratic leadership for the most part. A party of racial minorities and city dwellers, vs. a party of rural and suburban white people. Just like it was 130 years ago, except at that time it was just "rural" white people.
Percentage of kids born out of wedlock in countries around the world.
If by "world" you mean "Europe plus the United States"...
Omaha seems to be pretty competitive between the two parts, possibly because it is allowed to swallow its suburbs. Or just because Nebraska.
I always mix up George Sanders and George Saunders but I like them both so who cares, Edith?
13 -- Anaheim isn't all bad. It even has a downtown ... downtown Disney. And weirdly decent train connections.
16 1 True, though paradoxically in order to have a liberal enclave suburban existence* you have to be very rich (your town, Malibu, Marin County).
*offer guaranteed for social liberalism only. Not valid for issues personally affecting wallets or lifestyles of residents. See zoning plan for details.
16 is a lie. I recently visited PDBS and found it totally lacking in "suburban amenities." I.e. it was a pain in the ass to drive in.
Plenty of suburbs are pains in the asses to drive in. The amenity is that you have to drive. Keeps out anybody who can't afford a car and DUI lawyers.
The hivemind came up with Jacksonville, Colorado Springs, and Virginia Beach, all with caveats.
And Lubbock, which I presume doesn't show up in the linked survey because its population falls under the 250K cutoff.