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marmar

(77,081 posts)
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 10:27 AM Aug 2020

Geographic distribution of DU [View all]


Always fascinated to know where DUers come from. And I apologize in advance for some of the regional groupings -- I know they're not perfect and there will be quibbles. But there are only 10 lines available on s survey.


112 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
New England (ME, NH, MA, VT, RI, CT)
4 (4%)
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, WV)
22 (20%)
Mid- and Deep South (KY, TN, Carolinas, GA, FL, MS, AL, LA)
17 (15%)
Arklatex (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas)
11 (10%)
Great Lakes (MI, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN)
23 (21%)
Heartland (IA, NE, MO, KS, Dakotas)
7 (6%)
Mountain West (CO, WY, MT, UT, NV, ID)
5 (4%)
Pacific Coast and Southwest (CA, OR, WA, NM, AZ)
20 (18%)
Non lower-48 (HI, AK and territories)
0 (0%)
DU du monde (International)
3 (3%)
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Washington State here Trailrider1951 Aug 2020 #1
Moved here Wawannabe Aug 2020 #8
Hello my friend! Trailrider1951 Aug 2020 #21
I moved to Seattle thirty years ago. I love the Gulf Coast but... nolabear Aug 2020 #10
Whoa whoa whoa there. Virginia lumped togethuh with New YORK and New Jersey? underpants Aug 2020 #2
WV and VA BGBD Aug 2020 #26
State boundaries don't follow neat geographical lines. Kaleva Aug 2020 #36
North Carolina is mid - Atlantic octoberlib Aug 2020 #3
Love NC. I lived there for years and Mr. Bear's fam is there. nolabear Aug 2020 #13
I'm originally from the mid west but I love octoberlib Aug 2020 #18
Come from originally or where we live now? nt babylonsister Aug 2020 #4
current. marmar Aug 2020 #5
Interesting division of the nation into various regions. Laelth Aug 2020 #6
Fun idea for a poll! Mike 03 Aug 2020 #7
For those of us living outside the US,... flor-de-jasmim Aug 2020 #9
Virginia is south, not mid-atlantic.nt. drray23 Aug 2020 #11
When I lived in VA I was told by southerners VA is NOT the south SlogginThroughIt Aug 2020 #28
Quickest way to get a bar fight beat down is to say that in Richmond, Va. NutmegYankee Aug 2020 #31
Does this get bumped when someone votes, or does it have to get a reply? tia las LAS14 Aug 2020 #12
I think the reply rules still apply for a bump marmar Aug 2020 #14
Iowa Iowa, where the corn grows tall...!! (till you get hit by a derecho wind.. Peacetrain Aug 2020 #15
Arklatex sounds kind of sexy... jcgoldie Aug 2020 #16
I hear it on the Weather Channel all the time. :) marmar Aug 2020 #19
Ark-La-Tex includes only 16 counties in East Texas (out of 254 Texas counties) dalton99a Aug 2020 #24
My part of Arkansas is not really in the ArkLaTex. TomSlick Aug 2020 #41
I understand the grammar and spelling nazis DU but littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 #17
LOL marmar Aug 2020 #20
Kickety hermetic Aug 2020 #22
Jacksonville, FL..... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2020 #23
Rural republican upstate New York. H2O Man Aug 2020 #25
My first job out of college was in Syracuse..... marmar Aug 2020 #27
True, unless H2O Man Aug 2020 #29
Airzona and Washington in the same region? maxsolomon Aug 2020 #30
Well... Ohio Joe Aug 2020 #32
Illinois ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #33
New Englander (MA), but native NYer. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #34
Not many from the Great Plains. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #35
US Census geographical region map Kaleva Aug 2020 #37
From California...poll answer reflects current perch in Smoky Mtns Lucinda Aug 2020 #38
West Sonoma County, California. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2020 #39
Bumping for visibility. nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #40
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