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America’s 100 most conservative-friendly counties
The Daily Caller | March 15-19, 2010 | Chris Palko

Posted on 03/19/2010 2:59:16 PM PDT by EveningStar

The Daily Caller is ranking the 100 conservative friendliest counties in America. The rankings were determined using the following criteria:

There are two qualifications:

A “county” must be a county-level unit, which includes parishes in Louisiana, independent cities in Virginia and boroughs/municipalities in Alaska

The population must be over 50,000 as of 2008.

Results:

81-100

61-80

41-60

21-40

1-20


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservative; conservativecounties; counties; dailycaller
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To: wolf24

I’m also pleased to see it on the list Actually, the whole list should make a fine vacation destination guide.


21 posted on 03/19/2010 3:37:58 PM PDT by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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To: EveningStar

That’s an interesting list. Notice that Williamson Co., TN is the #1 conservative country here.

It is also the home town of the late, great Harry Browne, who was the Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate in 1996 & 2000 (& who I voted for in both elections!).


22 posted on 03/19/2010 3:38:05 PM PDT by ChrisInAR (You gotta let it out, Captain!)
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To: frankenMonkey
I’m in Montrose County on the Western Slope, and this is Reagan/Palin country ...

I'm surprised that Mesa County (Grand Junction) just north of you didn't make the list ... it's strongly Republican as well.

23 posted on 03/19/2010 3:39:24 PM PDT by BluH2o
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To: EveningStar

Considering Relocating? Think about Colorado Springs…

I f you or a CONSERVATIVE person is considering relocating, I’d invite you to tell them about this family values oasis. I’d personally suggest Northern Colorado Springs as being the best and the most conservative.

And just to lay my cards on the table, I am not in the Real Estate business and make nothing off anyone moving here. I just know that Soros and others have dumped millions into Colorado and have succeeding in taking over the state government for the first time in decades recently.

The Springs loses out to Denver and Boulder in the state elections but it is still close enough to make a difference.
Pass this along.

18. El Paso County, Colo.
Largest city: Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is the right-wing stronghold of Colorado. The Air Force Academy and NORAD are based in the county. About 19 percent of the population are civilian veterans, one of the highest rates in the nation. The other conservative influences are social: Focus on the Family is located in Colorado Springs, as are many other parachurch organizations. Colorado Springs was named by Money Magazine as the best big city to live in 2006.

http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/19/americas-top-20-conservative-friendly-counties/

Outside Magazine just ranking Colorado Springs as the best place to live.

http://outside.away.com/outside/destinations/200908/best-towns-america-colorado-springs.html

Outside Magazine lists as a drawback that it might be get this TOO CONSERVATIVE for some people.

As you know, Money Magazine consistently usually ranks it number 1 as well.

http://www.ownyourownmountain.com/artman/publish/Gazette_Telegraph_Article.html

Take America back starting at the center...


24 posted on 03/19/2010 3:39:30 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (To those who believe the world was safer with Saddam, get treatment for that!)
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To: EveningStar

I am surprised to see some Minnesota counties listed here. Likely these are in the Congressional Districts of John Kline and Michelle Bachmann.

Where’s Gillespie County, TX? It’s missing from this list.


25 posted on 03/19/2010 3:39:34 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (From this point forward the Democratic Party will be referred to as the Communist Party)
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To: Fred Hayek

Each of those five links consists of two pages. Did you check both pages?

My county is Orange County, CA. It used to be considered “the bastion of conservatism.” It’s now only #83.


26 posted on 03/19/2010 3:44:27 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: frankenMonkey

Gaults’ Gulch = Galt’s Gulch


27 posted on 03/19/2010 3:50:56 PM PDT by frankenMonkey ("Natural Born Citizen" - US Constitution, 1787; "Words have meaning" - Barack Obama, 2009)
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To: EveningStar

Glad to see my county in CO listed.


28 posted on 03/19/2010 3:51:03 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
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To: EveningStar

And no Harris Cy. Texas (Houston.) The home of the oil& space industries, a shining light of capitalism over the years, great weather—and Sheila Jackson Lee. How embarrasing.


29 posted on 03/19/2010 4:05:02 PM PDT by GeezerConservative
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To: EveningStar

I saw that. The center of the Texas Hill Country isn’t there. Home of the National Museum of the Pacific War. Solid conservative.


30 posted on 03/19/2010 4:06:38 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (From this point forward the Democratic Party will be referred to as the Communist Party)
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To: EveningStar

number 12
douglas county colo
home for this mom!

We’re working hard on trying to move up the ranking!


31 posted on 03/19/2010 4:07:00 PM PDT by Mom MD (Jesus is the Light of the world!)
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To: al_c

Me too, surprised it’s not #1 actually.


32 posted on 03/19/2010 4:08:51 PM PDT by Tolsti2
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To: EveningStar
#3. Montgomery County, Texas

Looks like I picked the right place to live!

33 posted on 03/19/2010 4:13:11 PM PDT by SaveTheChief (I've had enough of Hype and Chains)
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To: EveningStar

[interesting comment:]

Bryan Fernandez
Actually I believe someone made a list of most leftwing counties. The first 50 were Indian reservations, border colonias, and the poorest counties in the Deep South Black Belt. The next 50 was a mish-mash of poor and benighted and dangerous inner-city ghettos like Wayne County (Detroit) and Lake (Gary Indiana). Sorry son, college-towns and the Upper West Side are a small small slice of the Dem-voting populace. In reality, it’s the poor and uneducated non-English voters who are the bread-and-butter of the Dems. Hasn’t changed in a century.
Monday, March 15th, 2010 - 2:37 PM

http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/15/americas-100-most-conservative-friendly-counties-numbers-81-100/


34 posted on 03/19/2010 4:26:37 PM PDT by BonRad (As Rome goes so goes the world)
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To: EveningStar
# 10 for me... Not bad, but room to improve.

Georiga had 3 in the top 10.

35 posted on 03/19/2010 4:50:10 PM PDT by Sprite518
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To: EveningStar

Unless I skimmed the list too quickly, I didn’t see Michigan’s Kent or Ottawa Counties. That seems surprising.


36 posted on 03/19/2010 4:56:07 PM PDT by FourPeas (servantscenter.org -- Jesus' hands and feet on the streets serving those in need)
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To: RedDogzRule
I’m in #12. #18 is the county just south of me. We sit here and look at the People’s Republic of Boulder and scratch our heads thinking they must be on another planet...

Boulder, Colorado--25.4 square miles surrounded by reality.

37 posted on 03/19/2010 6:05:30 PM PDT by Excuse_Me (I'm pretty sure that only Liberals can be hypnotized...)
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To: FourPeas
Unless I skimmed the list too quickly, I didn’t see Michigan’s Kent or Ottawa Counties. That seems surprising.

Look again, Holland's county is number 51.

38 posted on 03/19/2010 6:07:26 PM PDT by Excuse_Me (I'm pretty sure that only Liberals can be hypnotized...)
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To: EveningStar
Stuck in New England? The rust belt? The left coast?

Let's bump this list of potential destinations for fleeing conservatives...no progressives, please.

39 posted on 03/22/2010 8:11:15 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: nutmeg

bookmark


40 posted on 06/09/2010 12:14:22 AM PDT by nutmeg (You didn't "misspeak", Mr. Blumenthal... you LIED)
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