I automatically assume it means the city. Is that a correct or incorrect assumption.
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I’m from Texas but have lived half my life up north.. Do you consider the city of Dallas to representative of the state of Texas?
I know it’s not a fair comparison, but NY is very similar to Illinois - Chicago is half of the population of IL and typically that vote swings the state..
Not many other states have the demographics as Texas.. the only one that comes to mind is California. 3-4 major US cities and a large non-urban population.
When I asked my original question, it was not in a political context. The situation of New York (City and State) is unique in that the largest city has the identical name as the state. I was simply curious how residents dealt with that singular situation. One poster, I took to be a native, explained that when he heard New York, he assumed it referred to the city unless context dictated otherwise. Another explained the different perception of individuals depending on where in the state they lived. My question was based on curiosity, not politics. I am sorry if I was not sufficiently clear.
As to your question of whether I consider Dallas to be representative of Texas as a whole, the answer is of course not.