The Christian Science Monitor has a new site up called Patchwork Nation. The goal of the site is to understand what makes voters tick besides divisions of red and blue. They’ve identified 11 places across the US that represent distinct types of voter communities. They are Monied ’Burbs, Minority Central, Evangelical Epicenters, Tractor Country, Campus and Careers, Immigration Nation, Industrial Metropolis, Boom Towns, Service Worker Centers, Emptying Nests, and Military Bastions. For example, Sioux Center, Iowa, typifies Tractor Country.
You can put in your local zip code and see which subcategory you are in…
It’s pretty nifty. You can check it out here: http://www.csmonitor.com/patchworknation