Is the Midwest one region or two?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The biggest city in PA is definitely mid-Atlantic.

Kansas and Nebraska and the Dakotas are not the midwest.

Kansas and Nebraska are pretty much the definition of the Midwest imo.

No. The definitive Midwest is Ohio/Michigan/Illinois/Indiana.

What a strange comment. Did this poster mean to write that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it one region or are the two halves (Great Lakes and Great Plains) fundamentally different?

Great Lakes states (East North Central division): IL, IN, MI, OH, WI

Great Plains states (West North Central division): IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD

Mostly I find it odd you didn't include Minnesota in your Great Lakes region.

There are some pretty significant cultural difference. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan are pretty much fall into one group. The others are culturally more conservative.

Wisconsin’s gotten pretty conservative of late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it one region or are the two halves (Great Lakes and Great Plains) fundamentally different?

Great Lakes states (East North Central division): IL, IN, MI, OH, WI

Great Plains states (West North Central division): IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD

MN is a Great Lakes state (Lake Superior) not a plains state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it one region or are the two halves (Great Lakes and Great Plains) fundamentally different?

Great Lakes states (East North Central division): IL, IN, MI, OH, WI

Great Plains states (West North Central division): IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD

Mostly I find it odd you didn't include Minnesota in your Great Lakes region.

There are some pretty significant cultural difference. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan are pretty much fall into one group. The others are culturally more conservative.

Wisconsin’s gotten pretty conservative of late.

It's a weird state. They voted for some insane leaders, but overall it still culturally "feels" like a more liberal state when you visit there and talk to people (compared to places like Iowa). Definitely closer to MN, IL and MI than the others.

Like everywhere, people have gotten polarized, so slight swings with voter turnout can have a huge impact on who is elected.