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August 16, 2005
Study Ranks America’s Most Liberal and Conservative Cities
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Features Study Ranks America’s Most Liberal and Conservative Cities A new nationwide study released by the nonpartisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research (BACVR) ranks the political leanings of every American city and finds that Detroit, Michigan is the most liberal and Provo, Utah the most conservative.
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