[jyl]

I recall from the exit polling (for what that is worth) that large cities went clearly for Kerry, small cities were split 50/50, and suburbs/rural areas went clearly for Bush.

There is something about living in a large city that makes you more likely to vote Dem, and something about living in a suburb or rural aea that makes you more likely to vote Rep. What is it?

I know some won't be able to resist jumping in and saying that it is because large cities are full of commie gay drug addicts etc etc, but I am really hoping for a more sensible discussion.

Do you think it is simply because people are mobile and choose to live where they feel comfortable? So that liberal people tend to live together and conservative people tend to live together?

Do you think it is because the job opportunities in large cities tend to push a diverse group of people into a small place, and this affects their attitudes, while in suburban and rural areas people have more space and more ability to choose who they associate with, which affects their attitudes?

Do you think it is because people tend to live in large cities when they are younger, and move to suburbs when they are older? Don't think this applys to rural areas, maybe it does.

Just some ideas, maybe right, maybe totally wrong - what do others think?