Will DC metro be a good fit for us ideologically?

[Anonymous]

We are considering moving from a very large liberal city where our kids attend a very diverse school. We are looking for a place that would be politically diverse and where people are generally open minded and not up in arms if you are not woke enough or don't uniformly recite CNN and/or liberal outlets or vice versa, we don't discriminate. We are likely to live in the residential or suburban area as we want more space and outdoors. I really dislike wokeness in general, so a woke neighborhood would not be a good fit, neither would be predominantly hard core republican or religious area. I am hoping DC metro is a mix due to it being the seat of power and variety of political views represented. Is this true?

[Anonymous]

Just move to the exurbs

[Anonymous]

Move outside the beltway then.

[Anonymous]

I basically never talk politics with my neighbors. Not as a pointed thing, it just doesn't come up. When I do there's a lot of generic CNN style liberalism, which aren't my politics, but it's never really been an issue.

[Anonymous]

DC is obviously VERY Democratic but pretty nuanced in its “wokeness”

[Anonymous]

I live about 5 miles as the crow flies outside of the beltway in VA. It's in Fairfax county, which gave 70% of its vote to Biden. My neighborhood probably had 10-15 Biden signs for every Trump sign. Most people seem to be moderate, but it's not like political conversations are that frequent.

I think you'd be happy in many metro DC neighborhoods, but I also think you're putting too much thought into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is obviously VERY Democratic but pretty nuanced in its “wokeness”

That's fine, I just don't want it to be rabidly politically active blue-only neighborhood. We had lived in blue cities and come from a very progressive one and I am quite liberal. I just prefer a place where there are both Biden and Trump signs at election and diversity of opinions, e.g. tolerance towards differences as I do not fall cleanly into either political party any longer. I would think DC must have political variety in the city itself and certainly in nearby burbs by the nature of what this city is about. Also we are a mixed race family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is obviously VERY Democratic but pretty nuanced in its “wokeness”

That's fine, I just don't want it to be rabidly politically active blue-only neighborhood. We had lived in blue cities and come from a very progressive one and I am quite liberal. I just prefer a place where there are both Biden and Trump signs at election and diversity of opinions, e.g. tolerance towards differences as I do not fall cleanly into either political party any longer. I would think DC must have political variety in the city itself and certainly in nearby burbs by the nature of what this city is about. Also we are a mixed race family.

You’ll want to move outside the beltway for sure. I think I saw two Trump signs total in Arlington. A lot more out in Loudon county. I do not consider myself ‘woke’ and I’m not even really sure what that means, but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere near any Trump signs. I’m sure there are some Republicans in my neighborhood, but I certainly don’t want to hear about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is obviously VERY Democratic but pretty nuanced in its “wokeness”

That's fine, I just don't want it to be rabidly politically active blue-only neighborhood. We had lived in blue cities and come from a very progressive one and I am quite liberal. I just prefer a place where there are both Biden and Trump signs at election and diversity of opinions, e.g. tolerance towards differences as I do not fall cleanly into either political party any longer. I would think DC must have political variety in the city itself and certainly in nearby burbs by the nature of what this city is about. Also we are a mixed race family.

21:14 again. There's tolerance for conservative ideas but not much for the Trumpian kind. Trump is really hated by a lot of people in the DC area. But does everyone in my neighborhood love the Squad? Or Pelosi and Schumer? Or make all sorts of apologies for rioters and looters? Definitely not.

But again, neighbors being friendly find all sorts of things to talk about besides politics. I get along with my neighbors, but they're not my best friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live about 5 miles as the crow flies outside of the beltway in VA. It's in Fairfax county, which gave 70% of its vote to Biden. My neighborhood probably had 10-15 Biden signs for every Trump sign. Most people seem to be moderate, but it's not like political conversations are that frequent.

I think you'd be happy in many metro DC neighborhoods, but I also think you're putting too much thought into it.

Thank you for understanding. We are coming from a place that was rabidly blue and people were taking politics to residential life and local school life. Not talking about politics is totally fine with me.

[Anonymous]

Come on out to Anne Arundel, friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is obviously VERY Democratic but pretty nuanced in its “wokeness”

That's fine, I just don't want it to be rabidly politically active blue-only neighborhood. We had lived in blue cities and come from a very progressive one and I am quite liberal. I just prefer a place where there are both Biden and Trump signs at election and diversity of opinions, e.g. tolerance towards differences as I do not fall cleanly into either political party any longer. I would think DC must have political variety in the city itself and certainly in nearby burbs by the nature of what this city is about. Also we are a mixed race family.

21:14 again. There's tolerance for conservative ideas but not much for the Trumpian kind. Trump is really hated by a lot of people in the DC area. But does everyone in my neighborhood love the Squad? Or Pelosi and Schumer? Or make all sorts of apologies for rioters and looters? Definitely not.

But again, neighbors being friendly find all sorts of things to talk about besides politics. I get along with my neighbors, but they're not my best friends.

This is good enough for me. I just don't want overly political left leaning only environment with kid BLM rallies, local FB group wokeness and Covid policing, people freaking out about masks outdoors and calling for mandatory vaccinnations especially for kids. Now, I said it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Move outside the beltway then.

You are going to tell me that all DC republicans, half of the Congress and Senate and their aides, etc all live outside of Beltway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Move outside the beltway then.

You are going to tell me that all DC republicans, half of the Congress and Senate and their aides, etc all live outside of Beltway?

I'm saying that as someone who lives inside the beltway, it was shocking to see any Trump signs. I don't have a single Trump voting friend. Our neighborhood is full of BLM signs. Our friends groups talk about politics, world issues, human rights regularly. This is the opposite of what OP said they were looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I basically never talk politics with my neighbors. Not as a pointed thing, it just doesn't come up. When I do there's a lot of generic CNN style liberalism, which aren't my politics, but it's never really been an issue.

I am good if it doesn't come up. Does it penetrate into local school PTA and school events/fundraisers though?