Most liberal small towns (not suburbs or exurbs) in America

[pstokely]

Lawrence, KS, any others?

[Pirate Smile]

1. That is a college town - like Iowa City. I think they are a separate

category - definitely much more liberal then non-college towns.

I went to undergrad in Iowa City and Law School in Lawrence. Iowa City was much more liberal.

[Botany]

2. Waco TX

Say no more

[Newsjock]

3. Missoula MT

A gem in the Intermountain Northwest. Just so damn cold in the winter. And smoggy.

[cestpaspossible]

29. Isn't that the second largest city in Montana?

yet it's also a small town?

[ChoralScholar]

4. A link from the now-defunct TurnLeft.com website

on Liberal Friendly/Unfriendly Cities...

Still mostly accurate...

http://www.turnleft.com/geo.html

[SangamonTaylor]

7. I notice that Houston, TX is both friendly and unfriendly on that list

and it is soooo true.

I used to live in 3rd Ward and now live in the Heights (both friendly toward liberal types)...but I work in the Galleria, which is often unfriendly (especially with a Kerry/Edwards sticker slapped on my bumper)...

[Robeson]

11. Some I agree with on that site, then some are so off base, I have to...

...wonder if some of the posters have actually visited the cities they were talking about?

[Clark2008]

32. Found a lot of untruths about my own city there

Don't know if I'd believe it.

Yes - Knoxville was red for years, but, the city proper, has voted blue in the past two statewide elections. The county continues to make the whole area "red" by voting for the weirdos, but I have to say that Knoxville has come a long way since 2000.

It, for example, NEVER passed a law that said gays were unwelcome.

Oh - and the reason our sales tax is so high is because the state has no income tax.

And that's just to name two.

Seriously, if the first two statements regarding my city were inaccurate, I'm not sure I'd trust the rest of this list.

[eileen from OH]

5. Kent, OH

just 5 miles away from the County Seat (Ravenna), but might as well be on a different planet. Closest "big" town is Akron which is 15 miles away. Credit the University for the diversity, which draws an international student and professorial population. We love it, with its parks, neat little restaurants, and natural food stores living side-by-side with college bars and tattoo parlors. And, contrary to its history, the students and the townies get along just fine. The Kerry/Edwards HQ, in the heart of downtown, was constantly buzzing and packed with progressives of all ages.

eileen from OH

[SangamonTaylor]

6. Austin, TX

It makes me feel great whenever I get to make a trip back to Austin...I hope someday I'll be able to move back there.

[Bridget Burke]

13. Austin is NOT a small town!

Smaller than Houston or the Metroplex, sure. But it's a small CITY--& growing fast.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

8. Silver City, New Mexico. (nt)

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Homer, Alaska, is real laid back. Also Talkeetna. n/t

[LaPera]

10. Arcata CA. No place like it, 81% voted against Bush.

76% for Kerry
5% for other candidates.

Bush received 19%

(University town in Northern CA)

[NMDemDist2]

12. Arcata CA rocks! Sedona AZ may fit the bill as well n/t

[tyedyeto]

23. Home of CA State Univ Humboldt and.......

home of my son who is being educated there! Go Arcata!

[liam_laddie]

26. mmmm, good

And the best, biggest oysters I've ever had at that restaurant in
the shadow of the seastack.

[Nay]

14. Carrsboro, NC.

[supernova]

22. Uh, that's Carrboro,

No s. :-)

At the height of the anti-France frenzy, Carrboro was the only town in the country to vote June as National French Trade month. :D

[spooky3]

15. Bloomington, IN

[Dees]

16. Columbia, Missouri.......n/t

[LostinVA]

17. Charlottesville, VA

[rndmprsn]

18. Oberlin and Gambier OH

solid blue communities in a sea of red, and corn...

oberlin is home to oberlin college and gambier, kenyon college.

i used to play shows with my band @ kenyon college when i was in highschool...great town and school.

[Dinger]

19. Eland, Wi. Is A Dem Town In A Heavily Repug County

A little island. We have some great, active Dems here. The town always has Dem signs outnumbering repug signs 10-1. We're only about 280 people, but it's cool here.

http://elandhappenings.com/

[IrateCitizen]

20. The obvious -- Woodstock, NY (nt)

[supernova]

21. Chapel Hill and Durham, NC

:D

Where do you think Jesse Helms originally got fixated on liberals? :evilgrin:

[paineinthearse]

24. The 38 Vermont towns that passed anti-war warrant articles

...at last months town meetings!!!!!

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Ithaca, NY

n/t

[autorank]

27. Reston, Virginia (totally liberal), near DC

[autorank]

28. The People's Republic of Arlington, Virginia

[Doc_Technical]

30. Santa Cruz, California

n/t

[Lydia Leftcoast]

31. Corvallis, Eugene, and Ashland, Oregon

:-)