blog GAMIL: an insider look at design » political city http://www.gamil.com elements of inspiration and moments of distraction from a small design firm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Raleigh = the most political city in the U.S. …really. http://www.gamil.com/2008/09/16/raleigh-the-most-political-city-in-the-us-really/ http://www.gamil.com/2008/09/16/raleigh-the-most-political-city-in-the-us-really/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:47:06 +0000 beth http://gamil.com/?p=881 …at least according to a new ranking and survey created by Men’s Health Magazine.

There were a number of rankings listed, including number of registered voters, percentage of active voters, resident political contributions, campaign spending, etc. The summation of all of that led to the overall “Most Political” ranking that Raleigh won.

Apparently, North Carolina in general is pretty highly ranked, with Greensboro sitting at #6 overall and Durham at #34. In comparison, our nation’s capital, Washington DC was down at #16, and New york was a low #89.

Here are the individual rankings that led to Raleigh’s #1:

Active Registered Voters: #46  (Durham = #24   Wash DC = #21)
% Counted Ballots: #7  (Durham = #62   Wash DC = #92)
‘08 Pres. Donations = #39  (Durham = #77   Wash DC = #53)
Campaign Spending = #37  (Durham = #73   Wash DC = #2)
‘08 Primary Voters = #7  (Durham = #6,   Wash DC = #66)
‘04/’06 Senate Voters = #8  (Durham = #24   Wash DC = n/a)
‘04-’07 Gov Voters = # 4  (Durham = #11   Wash DC = n/a)

Check it here and see how your city ranked.

In order to stay on top, ya gotta vote! In the state of NC, you have to be registered by October 10!!
Pass it on…

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