[SamAdams76]

People in rural areas are generally self-sufficient "pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstrap" types. They value their freedoms, feel strongly about the right to own firearms and they have traditional values. All conducive to conservatism.

In contrast, people in urban areas are generally dependent on others for just about everything. They are not very self-sufficient. Most city folk I know can't even change a tire. They call AAA when they get a flat. They expect the government to plow their roads, fix their potholes and run city buses for transportation. Without these government services, they would be lost. So they respond favorably to politicians who promise more of this type of thing and they tend to vote against any politician that speaks of "cuts" and "downsizing" of government freebies.

[BunnySlippers]

In contrast, people in urban areas are generally dependent on others for just about everything. They are not very self-sufficient. Most city folk I know can't even change a tire. They call AAA when they get a flat. They expect the government to plow their roads, fix their potholes and run city buses for transportation. Without these government services, they would be lost. So they respond favorably to politicians who promise more of this type of thing and they tend to vote against any politician that speaks of "cuts" and "downsizing" of government freebies.

I thin kyou may be onto something here. At the same time I am appalled at some of the absolutely ignorant comments I see on this thread!