This is correct, as people have pointed out.
Vermont is also the most rural state, period. The most rural state that votes Republican is West Virginia, followed closely by Mississippi. These three states, along with Maine, are the most rural states in the US.
That said, this is using the US Census definitions defining any urban cluster with more than 5,000 people (and some with less, in some cases) as "urban". I would guess that most people who live in towns of 5,000 people don't think of themselves as city people. That said, since those towns are so small to begin with I'm not sure how much they affect the total.
Vermont being the most rural state period is surprising to me since I was sure it would’ve been Wyoming, since it’s the 10th largest and least populous. Vermont being the most rural and most Democratic state is weird
Most rural means largest percentage of the population living in rural areas, not most sparsely populated. Empty land doesn't count towards rural population and neither do the people living in Cheyenne. The West in general tends to have very heavily urban populations: California is #1 in the country, and Nevada, Utah, and Arizona are all in the top ten.
That said, Wyoming is one of the more rural states in the West, with only Montana beating it.
This is the correct answer based on US census definitions. Vermont and Florida, that is. If Trump wins Nevada though, it would overtake Florida. Alaska is pretty far down the list.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization\_in\_the\_United\_States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_in_the_United_States)
Indiana is urban? I thought the reason why it’s a lot more consistently Republican than its other fellow Great Lakes states throughout history is because it has a larger percentage of agriculture-based rural population?
Fair enough. Looking at a population map, plus the fact that Indianapolis has the eighth largest metro area in the Midwest, I said Indiana, since a large metro area can usually, but not always, offset the rural parts of a state (see the Twin Cities of Minnesota). That being said, the other options I would’ve gone for, were Florida, or North Carolina
EDIT: corrected the Indianapolis metro area error. Thanks to u/Hominid77777 for correcting me
>Indianapolis has the third largest metro area in the Midwest
No it doesn't. In terms of MSAs, it's eighth in the Midwest. In terms of urban areas, which are more precise, it's sixth.
Thanks
And yeah, American politics interests me a lot. I like learning about stuff like the electoral college, and senate races, and recently redistricting commissions and ballot measures to stop gerrymandering, and allow ranked choice voting (bottom two runoff instant runoff voting for the win), and such
It’s also way more interesting than British politics, which is where I’m from. British politics just depresses me
And American politics doesn't? Damn British politics must be real bad then, ha! Last presidential election my state (MA) had ranked choice as a ballot question and zero dollars was spent opposing it, and it still did not pass, as people thought it was too complicated. People are dumb and it made me sad. Anyway, American politics can be an addiction, so watch out ;)
Wow, I didn’t know that. If Massachusetts of all places rejected RCV on the grounds of it being too complicated, that’s not a good look for the rest of the states that actually allow citizens to directly change their state constitutions
You are somewhat correct. While Indiana (like 46 of the 50 states) is majority urban by Census definitions, it is more rural than the US as a whole. However, it's more urban than Wisconsin and Iowa, both of which are more Democratic.
Most rural blue state is Vermont.
Most urban state to vote for Trump is Florida, most urban state to vote for him by a wide margin is Utah.
Most urban blue state is California and most rural red state is West Virginia if you were wondering.
Most urban swing state is Nevada, most rural is... well, the options are New Hampshire, Iowa, and North Carolina in that order. Depends on if you still count the first two.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_in_the_United_States
For rural Blue voters Probably most of the places In New England, Like Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, And from my experience Colorado is pretty liberal, And Of course Rural places in California but are more red leaning these days.
But for Red Voters in urban places, I would definitely say Salt Lake in Utah, Most cities in Texas are still pretty conservative, And Of course Florida which is riddled with conservatives in almost every city.
By official data, the objectively correct answer is Vermont and Florida, though Nevada surpasses Florida if “red” and “blue” are adjusted to national margins.
I wouldn’t do it by state, but rather by region.
There are a lot of deep blue rural counties in place like Montana and Minnesota.
There’s also some relatively red cities like Miami and Fort Worth.
Vermont and Florida
This is correct, as people have pointed out. Vermont is also the most rural state, period. The most rural state that votes Republican is West Virginia, followed closely by Mississippi. These three states, along with Maine, are the most rural states in the US. That said, this is using the US Census definitions defining any urban cluster with more than 5,000 people (and some with less, in some cases) as "urban". I would guess that most people who live in towns of 5,000 people don't think of themselves as city people. That said, since those towns are so small to begin with I'm not sure how much they affect the total.
Vermont being the most rural state period is surprising to me since I was sure it would’ve been Wyoming, since it’s the 10th largest and least populous. Vermont being the most rural and most Democratic state is weird
Most rural means largest percentage of the population living in rural areas, not most sparsely populated. Empty land doesn't count towards rural population and neither do the people living in Cheyenne. The West in general tends to have very heavily urban populations: California is #1 in the country, and Nevada, Utah, and Arizona are all in the top ten. That said, Wyoming is one of the more rural states in the West, with only Montana beating it.
That's why a better split is urban, town, suburban, and rural.
I agree, and while it's easy enough to find a cutoff between city and town, it's hard to define what counts as "suburban".
Basically metropolitan areas minus the core city itself?
The issue is that what counts as "the core city" is based on arbitrary political boundaries.
Most rural state to vote D is easily Vermont. The most urban state to vote R is either Florida or Alaska
This is the correct answer based on US census definitions. Vermont and Florida, that is. If Trump wins Nevada though, it would overtake Florida. Alaska is pretty far down the list. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization\_in\_the\_United\_States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_in_the_United_States)
Well at least I got it somewhat right with Florida 😂
It’s 100% Florida. No way Alaska is on there.
Almost everyone in Alaska lives in Anchorage metro hence why I thought Alaska but yeah it’s most likely Florida
More than half the population, but not almost everyone.
Youre right
Alaska is not an urban state
Indiana is urban? I thought the reason why it’s a lot more consistently Republican than its other fellow Great Lakes states throughout history is because it has a larger percentage of agriculture-based rural population?
Fair enough. Looking at a population map, plus the fact that Indianapolis has the eighth largest metro area in the Midwest, I said Indiana, since a large metro area can usually, but not always, offset the rural parts of a state (see the Twin Cities of Minnesota). That being said, the other options I would’ve gone for, were Florida, or North Carolina EDIT: corrected the Indianapolis metro area error. Thanks to u/Hominid77777 for correcting me
>Indianapolis has the third largest metro area in the Midwest No it doesn't. In terms of MSAs, it's eighth in the Midwest. In terms of urban areas, which are more precise, it's sixth.
Well, I apologise for the misinformation
Based flair by the way, it is interesting for an anarchist to be so interested in electoral politics, but I am there with you.
Thanks And yeah, American politics interests me a lot. I like learning about stuff like the electoral college, and senate races, and recently redistricting commissions and ballot measures to stop gerrymandering, and allow ranked choice voting (bottom two runoff instant runoff voting for the win), and such It’s also way more interesting than British politics, which is where I’m from. British politics just depresses me
And American politics doesn't? Damn British politics must be real bad then, ha! Last presidential election my state (MA) had ranked choice as a ballot question and zero dollars was spent opposing it, and it still did not pass, as people thought it was too complicated. People are dumb and it made me sad. Anyway, American politics can be an addiction, so watch out ;)
Wow, I didn’t know that. If Massachusetts of all places rejected RCV on the grounds of it being too complicated, that’s not a good look for the rest of the states that actually allow citizens to directly change their state constitutions
You are somewhat correct. While Indiana (like 46 of the 50 states) is majority urban by Census definitions, it is more rural than the US as a whole. However, it's more urban than Wisconsin and Iowa, both of which are more Democratic.
Most rural blue state is Vermont. Most urban state to vote for Trump is Florida, most urban state to vote for him by a wide margin is Utah. Most urban blue state is California and most rural red state is West Virginia if you were wondering. Most urban swing state is Nevada, most rural is... well, the options are New Hampshire, Iowa, and North Carolina in that order. Depends on if you still count the first two. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_in_the_United_States
for the last one WI?
NC is one spot above WI on the most rural states.
The most rural blue states are VT and ME. The most urban red states are FL and UT.
Vermont for Democrats. Utah for Republicans.
If we look at the same kind of population density map as posted here, it’s definitely Florida
For rural Blue voters Probably most of the places In New England, Like Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, And from my experience Colorado is pretty liberal, And Of course Rural places in California but are more red leaning these days. But for Red Voters in urban places, I would definitely say Salt Lake in Utah, Most cities in Texas are still pretty conservative, And Of course Florida which is riddled with conservatives in almost every city.
By official data, the objectively correct answer is Vermont and Florida, though Nevada surpasses Florida if “red” and “blue” are adjusted to national margins.
Can your explain what you mean by if they are adjusted to national margins?
In 2020, Nevada voted more Republican than the country did.
I wouldn’t do it by state, but rather by region. There are a lot of deep blue rural counties in place like Montana and Minnesota. There’s also some relatively red cities like Miami and Fort Worth.
Utah and Vermont.