Blue Metros, Red States: The Fight for the Suburbs
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-22-2020
Publication Title
The Brookings Institution
First page number:
1
Last page number:
31
Abstract
Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise vote Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon that will shape American politics for decades to come. The tensions between blue metros and red states not only animate the divisions between red and blue America, but also affect election outcomes and policy agendas at the national, state, and local levels. What are the origins of the blue metros, red states concept? How has COVID-19 and the Trump presidency reinforced the differences between the Sun Belt and the Rust Belt? How are suburbs shifting the divide between red and blue? What do these tensions mean for the 2020 presidential election and beyond?
Keywords
Democratic-leaning urban areas; American politics; Blue metros; Red states; Red and blue America; Election outcomes; Policy agends; COVID-19; Trump residency; Suburbs; Urban-rural divide
Disciplines
Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Urban Studies
Language
English
Repository Citation
Teixeira, R.,
Damore, D. F.,
Danielsen, K. A.,
Lang, R. E.
(2020).
Blue Metros, Red States: The Fight for the Suburbs.
The Brookings Institution
1-31.