There is more nuance to the image of the Bay Area as a blue monolith. In the 2020 Democratic primary election, affluent suburban White communities were divided between Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg, and Asian areas were divided between Bernie Sanders, Bloomberg, and Biden. Sanders’ strength was in urban areas, Hispanic areas, much of the Silicon Valley, and even pockets of support among wealthy areas in San Francisco and Marin. Elizabeth Warren’s support came from areas most stereotyped as leftwing but more affluent than those for Sanders. With the
I'm from Windsor, live in Petaluma now. A lot less families in Windsor now than in the past. I used to live in Berkeley and SF. Since whites are more concentrated in Walnut Creek I guess that explains why I used to prefer to go out to eat there when I lived in Berkeley. What's interesting about this is how we all self-organize, almost intuitively, without conscious thought as to why we chose to live in one place over another. And being from a sprawly area, I have always found places like Daly City, Albany, Richmond etc.. to be incredibly depressing, and I can't entirely figure out why, but I think it has to do with the denser housing.
Revisiting the Politics and Demographics of Bay Area Enclavism
I'm from Windsor, live in Petaluma now. A lot less families in Windsor now than in the past. I used to live in Berkeley and SF. Since whites are more concentrated in Walnut Creek I guess that explains why I used to prefer to go out to eat there when I lived in Berkeley. What's interesting about this is how we all self-organize, almost intuitively, without conscious thought as to why we chose to live in one place over another. And being from a sprawly area, I have always found places like Daly City, Albany, Richmond etc.. to be incredibly depressing, and I can't entirely figure out why, but I think it has to do with the denser housing.