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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeographic distribution of DU
Always fascinated to know where DUers come from. And I apologize in advance for some of the regional groupings -- I know they're not perfect and there will be quibbles. But there are only 10 lines available on s survey.
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New England (ME, NH, MA, VT, RI, CT) | |
4 (4%) |
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Northeast/Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, WV) | |
22 (20%) |
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Mid- and Deep South (KY, TN, Carolinas, GA, FL, MS, AL, LA) | |
17 (15%) |
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Arklatex (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas) | |
11 (10%) |
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Great Lakes (MI, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN) | |
23 (21%) |
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Heartland (IA, NE, MO, KS, Dakotas) | |
7 (6%) |
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Mountain West (CO, WY, MT, UT, NV, ID) | |
5 (4%) |
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Pacific Coast and Southwest (CA, OR, WA, NM, AZ) | |
20 (18%) |
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Non lower-48 (HI, AK and territories) | |
0 (0%) |
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DU du monde (International) | |
3 (3%) |
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Trailrider1951
(3,416 posts)I moved here from Texas 3 years ago to be near my children and grandchildren. Looks like we got out of Texas in the nick of time.
Wawannabe
(5,692 posts)Three yrs ago too. From MO.
Howdy pardner! 😁
I'm in Seattle
Trailrider1951
(3,416 posts)I'm glad to meet you! I live down near Orting, and have a nice view of Mt. Rainier out my window. It's really a great place to live!
nolabear
(42,009 posts)Its just easier here, if incredibly more expensive.
underpants
(183,057 posts)certainly don't belong with the Northeast.
Honestly, states don't work well as geographic ranges, most are in many different ones.
Kaleva
(36,407 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)but quibbling aside , thats where I currently reside.
nolabear
(42,009 posts)You have to experience NC to appreciate how conservative and yet liberal it is.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)being close to the beach , mountains and I-95.
babylonsister
(171,112 posts)marmar
(77,129 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)Not knowing its source, but curious about that, just one state stands out to me as being out of place, so to speak. I think that LA has more in common with ArkLaTex than with the Deep South (principally because LA is heavily reliant on the petrochemical industry in a way that the rest of the Deep South is not).
Either way, interesting poll.
-Laelth
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Thanks. This is fascinating!
flor-de-jasmim
(2,128 posts)It would be interesting to have two categories: Americans abroad vs non-Americans.
drray23
(7,638 posts)SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,207 posts)The second quickest is to start cheering the Yankees in a Boston Sports bar.
LAS14
(13,792 posts)marmar
(77,129 posts)Peacetrain
(22,881 posts)then you are from Ill. Ill.
jcgoldie
(11,664 posts)Is that really a geographic designation or did you make that up?
marmar
(77,129 posts)dalton99a
(81,708 posts)TomSlick
(11,152 posts)It's close - a county or two to the northeast - but really a different vibe.
littlemissmartypants
(22,884 posts)Geography nazis, really?
Fun post, marmar.
❤ lmsp
marmar
(77,129 posts)hermetic
(8,338 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)Which is basically Southern Georgia, for all intents and purposes.
I should say I was living in Northern LA County when I joined DU, back in the Dark Ages, before there were even people.
Sheesh....I've been a member here for 17 years and ten days.
H2O Man
(73,715 posts)My 90-year old aunt recently said that our area is part of the 1950's Mississippi.
marmar
(77,129 posts)... and when you got outside of the city and immediate suburbs, it got really 'Bama really quickly.
H2O Man
(73,715 posts)you are on Onondaga Nation Territory. (Chief Waterman used to say that Syracuse was a suburb of Onondaga.)
maxsolomon
(33,473 posts)Okay...
Ohio Joe
(21,776 posts)I'm a born and raised Jersey boy. I then went to NY, then CT, then MA and then Ohio where I was when I joined DU. I then went back to MA, then back to NJ and now reside in the great state of Colorado... I'm very happy here and do not expect to move to any other state.
ProfessorGAC
(65,466 posts)Northeast part. Roughly 60 miles south southwest of Chicago.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)However I think I have spent enough time in New England now to be considered an honorary Yank.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,860 posts)Overall population could be a big factor, though.
Kaleva
(36,407 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️