a comparison of two maps

[juldea]

Thanks to londo for the heads-up.






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Comments

[kishpa.livejournal.com]

This is all well and very conspiracy theory - like - just like many other things out there. I mean really, how many people that are living today live in the same state they were born in? And how many were even alive when Slavery was being debated? its a trivial fact - The Blue and Red states, yadda yadda - check out http://usatoday.com and view the map by county. It tells a bit more of a story.

[siderea]

It's not particularly conspiracy-theory-like -- it just makes an argument that regional cultures are somewhat persistant. I think there's a lot to that argument. When people do move, they tend only to stay on in places that feel culturally comfortable to them, so there is a force to offset the bleed-off of relocation.

how many people that are living today live in the same state they were born in

My impression is: most, actually. Census information for 1995-2000 reports state-to-state migration rates of generally less than 10% of the population, on a state by state basis. I may be wrong, but it is my impression that one of the greatest causes of state-to-state migration is pursuit of a college degree, and less than half the US population gets degrees (25.9%, US Census 2004), so the number of people who relocate for college is a distinct minority.

I'd love more information, but my impression is that, job-chasing upper-middle-class-careerist propaganda aside, most Americans stay pretty put.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I'm aware it's very conspiracy theory-like. I just thought it was an interesting contrast. I don't claim, "OMGLOOKTHEREPUBLICANSALLSUPPORTEDSLAVERY11!!!"