Title: Why is Colorado so liberal despite being in the midwest? - Quora
Headings: Why is Colorado so liberal despite being in the midwest?
Why is Colorado so liberal despite being in the midwest?
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Content: Historically, there’s more alignment with cowboys, the gold rush, Native Americans, and a frontier attitude than what might be common for more “mid-western” states and cities. I am not sure even Kansas City or Omaha would consider themselves historically a “frontier” city. Denver certainly has. Among such a frontier mentality people also tend to adopt a free-wheeling and pragmatic perspective on life and community. Even though there might be individual issues a “pioneer” might lean left or right on regarding the economy, healthcare, or education, the larger consensus view is likely a pragmatic one. If the original question equates “pragmatic” with “liberal”, well, I’d say that’s their perspective, and inconsistent with my experience. One last bit of perspective. In the 1990’s there was a lot of immigration to Colorado from Texas. Anyone in Colorado at that time can attest to the jokes about Texas license plates being found on the only cars in the ditch after a snowstorm. In the 2000’s, and even recently, there has been a lot of immigration from California.