Elisa Fernández-Arias
The best conservative places to live in America
For conservative Republicans in America, the ideal place to settle down is a large house in a rural area, according to a Pew Research Center study published in 2023. The survey found that nearly 4 in 5 (77%) conservative Republicans prefer larger, further apart houses, even if those houses are several miles away from amenities like schools and restaurants. Furthermore, 2024 partisanship data from Pew shows that 3 in 5 registered voters in the nation's rural counties identify as or lean Republican.
Americans have a tendency to live near folks who share their politics and values, a phenomenon that dates back to the late 2000s and has been coined " The Big Sort ." A 2024 survey from real estate brokerage firm Redfi