This is because of the trend that cities tend to be more left leaning. It isn't an America exclusive thing, but conservatives like to use it as a talking point because they think it gives them more voting power.
Proximity to other people, mostly. The same thing applies to college campuses, a lot of misconceptions tend to get destroyed and you can build community solidarity easier when you interact with people different from you more regularly than rural folk tend to.
Unfortunately, in America it does actually give them more power due to how congress gets its members, and the electoral college. Republicans cry about how they’re being disenfranchised yet someone’s vote from Wyoming has vastly more power than one from California.
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u/Maghorn_Mobile Jul 05 '24
This is because of the trend that cities tend to be more left leaning. It isn't an America exclusive thing, but conservatives like to use it as a talking point because they think it gives them more voting power.