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The 50 Most Democratic Rural Counties

Racing for 2012
11/26/2012
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There aren't that many overwhelmingly Democratic counties in rural America. But there's good variety — warm, cold, hip, poor, rich, black, white and brown.

By Bill Bishop

The 50 most Democratic rural or exurban counties in the country provide a good bit of variety. (See the chart above.)

There's tropical (Maui County, Hawaii); Indian (Shannon County, South Dakota); African American (Jefferson County, Mississippi); Northern (Franklin County, Massachusetts); and down-on-the-border (Maverick County, Texas).

There are also, of course, the impossibly hip counties of Taos (New Mexico), Dukes (on Cape Cod) and Presidio (home to the hipster Mecca, Marfa, Texas). 

Want to live in rural America but also around other Democrats? Your list of possible new homes is at the top of this page. 

 

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26 November 2012 - 7:31pm — Hilltowner

Correction

Dukes County is NOT Cape Cod but rather the island towns on Martha's Vineyard and Gosnold (the Elizabeth Islands) in Buzzard's Bay. Cape Cod is Barnstable County.
26 November 2012 - 9:45pm — editor

Hilltowner should know

Hilltowner is from those parts, so he knows. Besides, the only thing hipper than Cape Cod is Martha's Vinyard!!

3 December 2012 - 4:40pm — rural_lover

But would you like it?

Yes, I agree that these places are Democratic! I am a liberal Democrat who would love the rural life. But I wouldn't want to feel unwelcomed by a bunch of Republicans. 

But mostly all these counties are either Indian Reservations, extremely poor black communties, or high population Latino areas. 

I'd say for liberals who want rural go to Vermont. It is beautiful small town Amrerica without all the conservative wackos! 

The only one on the list worth looking into is Taos, NM. IMHO. 

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