America’s 100 most conservative-friendly counties

[Golem]

Chris Palko
The Daily Caller
March 15-19, 2010

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[Golem]

The Daily Caller is ranking the 100 conservative friendliest counties in America. The rankings were determined using the following criteria:

• How counties have voted in the past two presidential elections
• Median household income, factoring in cost of living
• Home ownership percentage
• Married family percentage
• Civilian veteran percentage
• State unionization laws, whether a right-to-work state or mandatory union state
• State tax burden–state income taxes, factoring in available deductions
• State concealed weapons laws, ease of carrying weapon legally
• State weekly religious attendance, as measured by Pew
• State abortion laws, as measured by Americans United for Life
• Intangibles, such things as a long conservative history, an ingrained military culture, prominent right-wing politicians

[Golem]

There are two qualifications:

A “county” must be a county-level unit, which includes parishes in Louisiana, independent cities in Virginia and boroughs/municipalities in Alaska

The population must be over 50,000 as of 2008.

[DumbAss Tanker]

There are two qualifications:

A “county” must be a county-level unit, which includes parishes in Louisiana, independent cities in Virginia and boroughs/municipalities in Alaska

The population must be over 50,000 as of 2008.

Well, that lets out almost all of my State, but I'm quite happy with where I am.

[Mike220]

Damn, nice to see the county I live in so high. Nice place. Wouldn't mind buying a house and settling down here when I get done with school. Here or Collin County which made #6. 

13. Denton County, Texas
Largest city: Denton

Denton County is to the north of Fort Worth’s Tarrant County. The Metroplex is a hotbed for affluent conservatism and Denton County fits this to a T. Dick Armey transitioned from an economics professor at local University of North Texas to the county’s longtime congressman, rising to House majority leader. Armey was known as a free-market enthusiast, and his home applied these principles to their own situation, with great effect. The population of the county almost tripled during his 18 years in office

[jinxmchue]

The highest ranking Minnesota county is at #57.  That's just sad.  Stupid state.

[Chris]

1. Williamson County, Tenn.
Largest city: Franklin

Never heard of Williamson County? Well, you need to start paying attention to it (The Daily Caller’s full story is here). It is number one on this list for a few reasons. First, when you factor cost of living into household income, Williamson County is the wealthiest county, not only on this list, but in America. Second, it is a reliably conservative county: McCain got 69 percent here and its congresswoman is Marsha Blackburn, a strong conservative. It has the single highest rate of married families on the list.  Tennessee is a conservative state, with strong religious adherence and taxation only on interest and dividends. To top it off, it is home to some of the elite of Red America, like country singers Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton, and investment guru Dave Ramsey. This is Noam Chomsky’s version of hell.

Yeah, baby

[MrsSmith]

Unless I'm blind this morning, there were NO Kansas counties on the list.  I wonder if it was population or income that kept us off?

[thundley4]

Unless I'm blind this morning, there were NO Kansas counties on the list.  I wonder if it was population or income that kept us off?

I didn't see any Illinois counties on the list either. 

[NHSparky]

No counties in New England on the list either.  Gee, what a shock.