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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats want to live with Democrats. So do Republicans.
Where do young, smart Republicans want to live more than anywhere else? One of the most Democratic towns in America, naturally.
A new poll of recent college grads from Axios has some interesting results. Seattle is the most-desired destination city for young people looking to get started somewhere new. That's no surprise, as it's a tech hub in a tech-oriented economy. It's when the results are broken down by party affiliation that things become intriguing: New York is the top option for Democrats and Austin, Texas, is the favored target of Republicans.
Travis County Austin is the county seat went 72 percent for Joe Biden in 2020. It's a famously liberal town, birthplace of the "Keep Austin Weird" slogan that other similarly hippie-dippie enclaves have stolen.
And Austin isn't the only Dem-leaning town on the list. Chicago is also a top destination for young GOP grads. So is Nashville like Austin, a very blue city in a big red state.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-want-live-democrats-republicans-163118541.html
samsingh
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)and pillage.
Sympthsical
(8,936 posts)This isn't particularly surprising or striking. You have a degree, you want to start a career. You go where the jobs and money are. When you're in your 20s, a lot of them will go to a place that has a decent nightlife.
I like how the author led as if there were something surprising in this, then waits til paragraph seven to say, "Actually, this isn't news at all. It's predictable and boring. Sorry, guys!"
Well, he got paid. That's the important bit.