Really liked this, this a rare perspective to find. Good take, good job
@MinecraftMasterNo1
3 жыл бұрын
Some of his info is definitely outdated. There's no way California isn't losing population.
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
The information I used was from 2019. Obviously the pandemic could change things, but the state is not losing population.
@MinecraftMasterNo1
3 жыл бұрын
@@GeographyKing I just checked to make sure. Estimates put last July around 39.9 mil This January is roughly 39.7. And I don't imagine the pandemic has done them any favors. If we follow your own prediction of looking at the jobs, I don't think draconian lockdown mandates, even compared to other progressive cities, are helping to boost the economy either. This would also coincide with the biggest concentration of public figures announcing they'd be leaving the state for various reasons.
@groundhogsday6731
3 жыл бұрын
@@MinecraftMasterNo1 that goes with what he said in the video. Public figures leave bc the entertainment industry isn't growing like it used to and it's currently a difficult state to move to with lockdowns so the high tech sector isn't bringing in a lot of physical residents right now. It still stands that the economic prospects of a region supercede all these media narratives.
@thomasmills3934
3 жыл бұрын
@@MinecraftMasterNo1 I don't know what you checked but the info I'm looking at is showing a steadily growing population in california...
@Taumpy
3 жыл бұрын
After watching a bunch of your videos, it's wonderfully refreshing to see someone talk passionately about a subject they clearly know a lot about, without really having any agenda other than educating others. Way too many people think geography is boring, but it isn't! Well done. Subbed.
@kayzeaza
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear someone speaking the truth for once with no bs. I’m gonna come back here at 2028 to see if you were right.
@anchhwa
3 жыл бұрын
He will be, the fact that Texas was almost blue this election says it all
@forgottenplaces9780
3 жыл бұрын
@@anchhwa he wont be and texas wasnt “almost blue” trump won it by over 600k votes which isnt close
@dancarr820
3 жыл бұрын
@forgottenplaces you are exactly right
@paulscottfilms
3 жыл бұрын
AS the commenter admitted Geography people should no talk about politics, take this for example " the only reason Republicans want to retain the electoral college is because it favours Republicans" You complete oaf Geography dunce >> USA is a Republic and the Constitution made the electoral college. You are watching you country dissolve into the third world and you are a spectacularly stupid dumb arse.
@craigstephenson7676
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulscottfilms you haven’t made any points. The reason we are a republic is because we have a congress not an electoral college. Just because it is in the Constitution doesn’t mean it is necessarily right for the modern era. The fact of the matter is that there are more registered Democrats than republicans, so the republicans would be hurt by the electoral college. I’d like to know what you mean by “watching you country dissolve into the third world”
@anthonyaguilera9068
3 жыл бұрын
This is why I am a geographer, about to graduate college. It’s so overlooked!
@DaMaster2180
3 жыл бұрын
If I could do it over, I'd study the same!
@darthdarthbinkss
3 жыл бұрын
As a 19 year old, I find geography quite interesting, but I'm afraid it might be hard to get a job after college if I did indeed major in it.
@anthonyaguilera9068
3 жыл бұрын
@@darthdarthbinkss geography is such a broad topic! So much so that you’ll likely not have the title of “geographer” for your career. You can specify what you want to do. For me, I decided to go the route of urban planing because the geography of cities Fascinates me.
@coleanderson5099
3 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyaguilera9068 I’m 19 as well trying to figure out a major. What are other job paths someone can do with a geography major?
@nam3400
3 жыл бұрын
@@coleanderson5099 Geoinformatics definitely one if youre into technology. Its like geographical data and map programs stuff like that, big job market. Geographers can also work as experts in government agencies etc. Of course a research path and teaching are the obvius ones aswell
@treyshaffer
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! As someone who lives in Texas and works in tech, a lot of people here think the Bay Area is dying, and everyone from Cali is escaping and coming to Texas. Yet, what I was always say to their disbelief, is that although non-tech residents of the Bay Area may be leaving, the Bay Area is still the fastest growing (yes, by relative percentage!) tech job market in the country! Tons of people are moving to the Bay Area everyday for tech opportunities and it is still, easily, the most highly desired spot in the world for tech.
@harleyb.birdwhisperer
2 жыл бұрын
I am sitting almost exactly halfway between the Apple spaceship and the Googleplex. You’re right, Trey, as long as Stanford, Cal and Santa Clara University keep pumping out top-notch grads who have spent a few years in the Bay Area climate, ground zero for tech will be right here.
@mannfan12
2 жыл бұрын
@@harleyb.birdwhisperer well the "big one" will wipe all that out in a few minutes
@harleyb.birdwhisperer
2 жыл бұрын
@@mannfan12 Nope, the “big one” will be when the JDF subduction ruptures. That will be north of the triple plate conjunction off Mendocino.
@Borat_Kazakh
2 жыл бұрын
The difference in population change is that people with college educations tend to move to growing tech areas, especially if there are a couple of universities around. The higher educated the area (usually the suburb), the more liberal-leaning the population too.
@harleyb.birdwhisperer
2 жыл бұрын
@@Borat_Kazakh So, if three high school grads leave town, and one Ph.D. moves in, the population is lower, but is the town worse off?
@tspasha
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen a dozen of your videos before, but after chewing it all and placing in my open mouth it became my favorite channel in KZitem ever!
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you like the videos!
@br1900s
3 жыл бұрын
Always solid analysis. like the old saying, its the economy stupid.
@aberdeenhank4038
3 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, that was Bill Clinton's slogan in 1992 when he was running for president. :-D
@davinhong427
3 жыл бұрын
now this is the kind of educational content i’m looking for
@beerad5205
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. King, how do you feel about your newfound success?
@tech8222
3 жыл бұрын
He needs to be in the alternative KZitem rewind
@peterpumpkineater2642
3 жыл бұрын
Much deserved success
@gars129
3 жыл бұрын
did his channel blew up these days? Im a new subscriber after someone posted a video on Reddit. But I thought he already a quite a bit of subscribers for a while.
@asashorkey5463
3 жыл бұрын
He has recently popped up in my recommended and I have binged all his stuff. He is great!
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Keeping up with the comments has been more difficult. But I am able to devote more time to the channel and upload more often, which is good because I have a backed up queue of video topics!
@scubaguy007
3 жыл бұрын
I have lived 35 miles east of Atlanta. for the last 50 year, and even though I was only 5 years old when we arrived, I watched Atlanta grow in this HUGH metropolis and lately I have notice a HUGH influx of veterans moving to our area. I guess the VA must be pretty good around here. It’s nice though, for the most part the retired military people are polite and courteous. Unlike the majority of folks that came here after Katrina. That was a bad time for everyone. I understood they were upset and angry they lost their livelihood and most of what they owned, but they moved to the Atlanta area and they were just rude. A serious 90% I met. I owned a printing company back then and they came here looking to start businesses which really would have help my business, but dealing with them was very difficult, and I met A Lot of them.I’m glad those days are over and I’m happy to be retired. Georgia is a great place or live, but please don’t tell anyone. 😉
@jsch9173
3 жыл бұрын
I really like this guy. Smart, sensible, even-handed-very rare these days. Love how he debunks the myths propagated by the media, though comparing MSNBC to Fox is kind of a reach. I particularly liked how he pointed out that people are moving to the most expensive parts of certain states, and that low taxes are no guarantee of a good economy. Hear that, Alabama?
@dmnemaine
3 жыл бұрын
A case in point that low taxes are no guarantee of a good economy is what happened to Kansas a few years ago.
@tech8222
3 жыл бұрын
Norway has a high tax rate and it's often regarded as the "perfect" economy
@ImZuzo
3 жыл бұрын
as an alabama resident, our growth is the beach and huntsville in which keeps a balance so i dont see the state changing soon. but yes, the taxes in al aren't bad and we have a low cost of living. happy this state isnt being cali-ed
@193614
3 жыл бұрын
@@ImZuzo there's not enough people in AL to be "Cali-ed"
@ianhicks6133
3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by comparing MSNBC to fox? Which one are you saying is worse?
@garretyoung2173
2 жыл бұрын
This is a breath of fresh air, it’s not a rant or bashing one side looking at a geographical and economical aspect. As someone who moved to North Carolina from the west coast, the biggest shock was weather rather than politics
@skipperson4077
3 жыл бұрын
I'm moving out of California to a southern state and the most important reasons are aging, family, & prices, basically moving back to where I'm from and doing it for much less than CA, not hating on CA it's been mostly great. But the difference in real estate costs whether you buy or rent is $taggering! It will be more conservative, religious, working class where I'm going, not an issue to me, but the honest truth is America is becoming more diverse where ever you look...
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
For me moving to the South was not a big culture shock but rather a huge humidity shock!
@duitk
3 жыл бұрын
@Austin Martín Hernández let him vote however he pleases. He is a free American, he can like guns, or not like them and it's his right to either opinion.
@andreatommasi3287
3 жыл бұрын
@Austin Martín Hernández as an European I'm always staggered at how you Americans love that particular amendment. It would be unimaginable anywhere else to have everybody possessing a gun and people defending hard their right to possess such tool. But hey your country your rules
@duitk
3 жыл бұрын
@Austin Martín Hernández I would not support certain politicians sure, but everyone has the right to vote for whatever they want, hell if someone wanted to abolish the 1st amendment I would be like, wth you crazy. But I would not tell him what do do with his vote. His decision only, in this case the dude is moving states, something he is free to do and if he wants to keep his home policies he is free to do so even if others don't agree with that.
@ericw270
3 жыл бұрын
@@duitk welcome to the libertarian party! Lol everyone has the right to live as they choose as long as they dont harm other people or property you dont own. That's as american a platform you can have.
@MountainDewComacho494
3 жыл бұрын
I think what you will also see is the parties will move their values over time.
@nickmaestro
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I am honestly stunned at your knowledge. Seriously, this video on the political trends should be mandatory viewing. This coming from a right leaning black American. Excellent work my friend. Cheers from your Georgia neighbor. Subscribed.
@tquist61
2 жыл бұрын
Just had a chance to watch your video. Nice job! I grew up in Orange County, CA in the 60's and 70's, and the growth there at that time was through the roof. I spent several years living in Northern California, and the last 21 in Indiana. I work in the medical field, so the trends you mentioned didn't effect me as directly. The move to Indiana in 2001 was great for a decreased cost of living, but I do miss California. As for Orange County, according to Wikipedia, it's growth as slowed dramatically from what it was 40-50 years ago, but it is still growing - increasing almost 6% from 2010 to 2020. My parents still live there. When I hear people everyone is leaving California, I point to housing costs - if everyone was leaving, you would see housing prices plummet. That has not happened, at least not yet.
@lasmejoradas
3 жыл бұрын
No fooling, I trust you more than the mainstream media in general. 👍🏼
@bigbabado8296
3 жыл бұрын
He just says it as it is. No sucking up to liberals or conservatives, only jokes about doing so. Only hard ass facts.
@lasmejoradas
3 жыл бұрын
Big Babado IKR?
@hughjass1044
3 жыл бұрын
Agree completely! I'd trust a used car dealer more than I'd trust the MSM..... and I'm a used car dealer!
@bobbysikora
3 жыл бұрын
Another terrific video from the Geography King! Your analysis on this topic makes the most sense of anybody I've listened to, and I'm thinking through the whole video, "Wow, that explains a lot" I've been binge watching your channel lately, hoping to go on a big road trip sometime next year, and your content helps me with the wait. Keep making those Travel videos!
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@WaveGretzky4440
3 жыл бұрын
Canadian binging your channel... I don’t know why but it’s interesting as hell
@AndrejWosnitza
3 жыл бұрын
European here
@Chris-io2cs
3 жыл бұрын
What language are you speaking?? Stay away from our American youtube, you strange foreigner!
@AndrejWosnitza
3 жыл бұрын
@@Chris-io2cs Wtf :D german
@lilbiscuit5825
3 жыл бұрын
@@AndrejWosnitza I've never been to Germany what is it like
@AndrejWosnitza
3 жыл бұрын
@@lilbiscuit5825 it's pretty densely populated so there is no rough remote nature here, but the culture and history is pretty rich. I can recommend visiting Thüringen with small cities like Erfurt and Weimar
@wilhelmsarasalo3546
3 жыл бұрын
Southern California based software developer here. We have tech, SpaceX, lots of aerospace, composite materials, bio, Qualcomm etc.
@kylerobinson1985
3 жыл бұрын
I was gonna say....let's not forget about San Diego here lol.
@wilhelmsarasalo3546
3 жыл бұрын
@@kylerobinson1985 Of course not. I wrote three generations of software that runs Lou's Records in Encinitas.
@larsedik
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Silicon Beach in Los Angeles, which includes Venice, Santa Monica, Westchester, Marina Del Rey, and Playa Del Rey. No shortage of high tech companies in Silicon Beach, and it has caused property values in my neighborhood to go up considerably.
@wilhelmsarasalo3546
3 жыл бұрын
@@larsedik Manhattan Beach here. Been writing software since I started my company Pacific Software 1986. Been contributing to projects in Europe, Japan, New York and of course California. Southern California has Tech. And entertainment, where many of my clients are.
@dlwatib
3 жыл бұрын
San Francisco is actually the financial hub of the west coast. People are leaving it in droves. Silicon Valley is not San Francisco. Silicon Valley is mostly in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties with some spillover into southern Alameda county. Alameda county also has some manufacturing, but it's high tech manufacturing. People are also leaving far northern California (north of the Bay Area and Sacramento). The main industry used to be logging, now it's mostly growing pot and collecting unemployment. I have never seen such an economically dead city as Redding (though I admit I have not visited Rust Belt cities). California can't get any further to the left, and the pendulum is beginning to swing back to the right. Republicans are gaining House seats in 2020 in California, as they have throughout the rest of the USA. Orange County is very distinct from Los Angeles. It's economy is based on tourism and secondarily on research and development, not manufacturing. Its usually a Republican stronghold, whereas Los Angeles is heavily Demonrat. San Diego has a Republican mayor and the northern half of the county (adjoining Orange County) also tends to be Republican. San Diego is heavily influenced by a strong Navy and Marine presence and also a large tourism industry. It also needs to be noted that Silicon Valley has pretty much reached the limits of its growth during the current economic cycle. Companies have been off-loading to other areas for quite a while. Oregon became a secondary high tech area when Intel moved some of its facilities up there. Tesla chose to build in Nevada because it was too impractical to build a big plant in Fremont. Currently Austin TX is catching a lot of overflow, including another Tesla facility.
@magicmike1234
3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I found your channel, man. Love how you break things down with no fluff. Keep it up!!!!
@youjustgotcarled
3 жыл бұрын
I'm in TN also, north of Memphis, tons of new housing and people moving here.
@doug814
3 жыл бұрын
Hell, we got a housing shortage here in Knoxville.
@howtubeable
3 жыл бұрын
It's because people are fleeing Memphis.
@gazfarr
3 жыл бұрын
Kyle - from the UK i dig your channel. Ive spent a lot of time in the states, but your enthusiasm makes me want to visit more of the USA. Thanks to your videos i have a lot of inspiration to do just that. Nice work
@annieberner921
2 жыл бұрын
If you hate hearing everything being turned into a political discussion, you might want to look at yourself first. No matter how you feel about the Electoral College, it is (especially now) a very political issue.
@misterknightowlandco
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a realtor for a long time. People tend to stay relatively close to where they born unless a job opportunity comes up. That’s pretty much the main reason people move. The only other trend out there is leaving suburbs for the closest rural area to their work so people can have more outside space, but still relatively close to where they were born. I’ve had a lot of clients lately doing this wanting to start a “homestead” and have food gardens and the like. It’s still 90% job related though, but there is a trend of people just tapping out on city life.
@Pappy_1775
2 жыл бұрын
One thing you have to correlate in with this is the influx of immigrants. Where California has a massive amount of people leaving the state it has actually gained slightly in population due to immigrants, both legal and illegal (which California counts in its census). The state government has even admitted to this.
@jeremyday9056
3 жыл бұрын
Very well made video- solid evidence and facts. A rarity these days.
@jonathanwhite8904
2 жыл бұрын
The problem with what you are saying about people from Seattle and California and New York moving to the most expensive parts of the conservative states don't acknowledge the fact that the most expensive neighborhoods in Tennessee or Utah or Florida or Texas are still half as expensive as the average parts of those places that's losing population.
@Brillemeister
3 жыл бұрын
The idea behind the Electoral College was to offer a compromise between federalists (who wanted a more centralized government than what we ultimately got) and anti-federalists (who wanted states to have even more autonomy than they now do).
@Meatfrequency
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah states generally had more autonomy before the civil war and less after the war. People are more concerned about presidential elections than local ones
@joer8035
3 жыл бұрын
Sure, but that was not the entire purpose behind the EC. The EC was also implemented because people generally had 0 clue about who presidential candidates were unless the candidate was from the voters own state, so they introduced an elector system so that voters could 'trust' the electors picked the candidate that best aligned with the views of the voters. This was literally due to the assumption of ignorance of the masses. Nowadays everyone can find out the entire life history of a presidential candidate before they are even nominated by their party to be the presidential nominee and what their views are. I would argue that the publics ease of access to this type of information in the 21st century makes the EC system obsolete. It would be more democratic for us to abolish the EC, which I think would also have the benefit of an overwhelming increase in voter turnout (particularly in states that are not battlegrounds), and I think all sides *should* hopefully agree a higher percentage of eligible voters actually voting is always preferable.
@johnalden5821
3 жыл бұрын
@@joer8035 I totally agree. The EC suppresses representative democracy. At this point, there is no presidential campaign in more than three-quarters of the country. Unless you are a "battleground state" you get radio silence until it's time to vote (although that has its definite lifestyle benefits). No rallies, no candidate visits, no media interviews in your state -- nothing to address what your interests might be. And then they guilt you into voting as if they care whether you exist or not.
@lukeporras1288
3 жыл бұрын
@@joer8035 Perhaps, but the EC was also intended to preserve State Sovereignty and federalism. As I understand it, the EC was mostly a compromise between having Congress elect the President and having each State Governor cast a vote. They rejected Congressional election because of Separation of powers, and they decided against gubernatorial election because they believed Governors would 1) not be knowledgeable enough about national issues and 2) that a single vote cast per state from a single executive would not be representative enough. Thus they settled on the Electoral College system. I would argue that if we get rid of the EC, we would be getting rid of one of the last true semblances of federalism and State Sovereignty in the United States. Should it be reformed? Probably. But to just completely do away with it would be very unwise imo.
@joer8035
3 жыл бұрын
@@lukeporras1288 Yes, the EC was a compromise given the state the 'country' was in at the point. The articles of confederation were not actually a bad system of government, the problem that led to getting rid of that form of government were mostly trade and currency issues between states. My point is, those issues do not exist anymore. We have a centralized currency, we have a mass education system in place(albeit not that great), and resources for citizens to be informed on who the presidential candidate is, their political history, and what their platform is. You mention getting rid of the EC would be getting rid of one of that last true semblances of federalism and state sovereignty. I'm not so sure I agree. In fact I would argue getting rid of the EC would improve state sovereignty, given that fact that someone who lives in remote Alaska has more voting power (which directly translates to how social policies will play out given who is elected), over someone who lives in NYC or LA. An Alaskan citizen has 239.22 voting weight compared to a Californian citizens 1.80 weight (for presidential elections). Therefore, the EC seems to actually do diminish state sovereignty as the entire concept is that all states should be equal. I'd be interested to hear more reasoning on why exactly it would be unwise to get rid of the EC in your opinion? Do you think the negative implications outweigh the positive outcome of higher voter turnout in all states? Campaigning would certainly be different, and I doubt the focus would be on the same handful of states every election cycle.
@Brimp555
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think that you understand the Electoral College. To get rid of it, a constitutional amendment must be passed and ratified by 38 states. The states with smaller populations are very unlikely to ratify such an amendment because it would mean that it would cut the impact of these states by 2/3 on picking the next President. The Candidates would probably not even visit or spend campaign money on these states. Therefore, the Electoral College is not going away, ever.
@chrisk5651
3 жыл бұрын
If manufacturing areas have strong unions then they would be less conservative. Decrease in manufacturing and breaking the power of unions has lead many states to become more conservative especially in the Rust Belt including Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio & even West Virginia.
@GregHuston
3 жыл бұрын
Such a good channel! I like this non-biased view. I've traveled and lived in many different parts of the US; MA, FL, SC, LA, CA & CO. I first started coming to CO 15 years ago and to see the transformation unfold in front my eyes has been mind blowing and for awhile it was Oil/Gas and Tech but our biggest influence has been tech by a long shot.
@28Brandon82
3 жыл бұрын
"The Reapers from Mass Effect" I knew I liked this guy
@BobaBuwan
3 жыл бұрын
When he said Mass Effect I🤯😍
@scottfree7089
3 жыл бұрын
The Cameo album cover! You’re officially the dude!
@tarunganesg9700
3 жыл бұрын
Hi geography King, nice to see your channel is really going off! I remember watching you when you had less than 1k subs, I kind of left the geography scene for a while, and now I see you have 53k subs, Good job! I also love how you don't show a bias to a party, and give straight facts.
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I appreciate the people who have been with the channel since the beginning. It's really important to have support when the channel is small
@bwpbwp9613
3 жыл бұрын
Love the addition of Cincinnati style chili at 4:07! As someone who grew up in southwestern Ohio and still lives in Columbus where it is easily accessible, it's nice to see someone who is not from here enjoying this masterpiece of a creation.
@cumulus1234
Жыл бұрын
Developed by Greek, Austrian and Swiss immigrants.
@graymatters7584
2 жыл бұрын
I think this map will look a bit different today vs. 2020.
@jesseslayton4079
2 жыл бұрын
That Virginia statement didn’t age well
@cononodapotato6920
2 жыл бұрын
not really, gubernatorial politics don't have much to do with presidential politics, like massachussetts has a republican governor but it's a solid democrat state.
@sarnobat2000
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for calming me down about living in the Bay Area. I'm panicking that people are leaving and my real estate will fall irreversibly.
@davekohler5957
2 жыл бұрын
I would like an updated video on this topic. The current shifts point to a different political map.
@tiagoloureirofigueiredo4679
3 жыл бұрын
I find all this super intresting, I'm an enthousiast of American history and geography and still planning for a big trip in US (As i had once the change to introduce myself) but each time I feel the need to say that this channel has really made me go further on perspective of other point of views such as demographic geography and changes thoughout history and also the direct relation with the history of economy in each state. The various indicators that you have been showing along all these videos really give me real notion about US. Complementing with your travel knowledge and my thirst of knowledge for US history and geo, I'll always be on first row to wach Geo King videos!
@sheevpalps3846
3 жыл бұрын
We are all expecting you here ;)
@lilbiscuit5825
3 жыл бұрын
We love tourists coming to America
@sheevpalps3846
3 жыл бұрын
@@lilbiscuit5825 lol
@breel79
3 жыл бұрын
While migration is often employment related, also remember a lot of boomers are retiring and moving to places where employment isn't a consideration. They may have tolerated a higher cost of living in return for employment opportunities. But in retirement, cost of living is more important than job opportunities.
@DCbetter
2 жыл бұрын
The only thing I don’t like about this is putting Idaho blue no matter the high tech in the economy it’s kind of absurd especially because we voted one of the most republican states and as a republican myself I can’t stand the idea of this state getting out blue it feels like a crime to us ppl in Idaho😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@alanbstard9301
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think there'd have been a better case for putting Nebraska blue than Idaho; Biden didn't really narrow the margin much at all in 2020
@vanilla_bryce
3 жыл бұрын
I stumbled down the KZitem rabbit hole and found your channel... It makes me happy.
@leonardgebbia2615
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love it if you updated this video now Nov, 21, and do the same analysis for Virginia on a county level. Plus, you say manufacturing leans conservative, yet in the past it leaned democrat as they supported unions, what changed there? And also you noted how people are moving from rural to urban areas but you didn't overlay which way those areas voted. That is the surprising map as urban areas go liberal and rural conservative, and yes its about jobs but I think it is more.
@bigcahuna42366
Жыл бұрын
Just gonna be honest and say that a lot of these maps need an update because in 2023 they don't accurately reflect the political make up of our nation in the geographical sense
@amurrjuan
3 жыл бұрын
Okay but that Cincinnati chili made me hungry 😂
@michaelwillever3522
3 жыл бұрын
The electoral college is a fine institution. It balances the rural and urban areas. Or else the candidates would only campaign in LA, NYC and Chicago
@jonathansykes4986
3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations. you're a fucking idiot. 1 person, 1 vote. land shouldn't vote.
@rheiagreenland4714
3 жыл бұрын
"You'd have to bring the military from every nation on earth, every urban street gang, every terrorist organization, the empire from star wars, and the reapers from mass effect if you want to fight me to defend the electoral college."
@Warbs1987
Жыл бұрын
Straight empirical analysis, no bias. So rare these days - great job. And completely agree on both the awfulness of the EC, and how its bias shifting parties is the only way to get rid of it.
@KingCheckOut
2 жыл бұрын
Virginia went from being a safe democrat to a Republican State in one year That’s just shows how fast things could change
@alanbstard9301
2 жыл бұрын
He means on the presidential level; a lot of Democratic states in that sense vote for GOP governors. Massachusetts is one of the hardest blue states on the presidential level but has a Republican governor, while Kansas is a solid red state presidentially but has a Democratic governor.
@kenbob1071
2 жыл бұрын
An establishment corporate Democrat was on the Democratic ticket so people were not excited. If the Democrats actually put a strong progressive like AOC, Katie Porter or Bernie on the ticket, VA would have been solidly blue. Unfortunately, the Democratic establishment hates progressive Democrats more than Republicans, so they give us little choice.
@timokho20
Жыл бұрын
10:26 Okay well i know this video is like 2 years old but Florida is definitely becoming a solid red state by now mainly due to cultural shifts. I will also say that based on the current trajectory that could be the map in 2028 but I believe that other factors in politics will shift high tech less into left leaning and have the sector go further to the right all together in the future.
@TheMadGod
Жыл бұрын
Please elaborate.
@tech8222
3 жыл бұрын
I wish there were more videos like this
@jaytaylor629
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Kyle! This video was fantastic and truthful and unbiased! It's refreshing to here videos that aren't biased towards one viewpoint. I'm from Alberta, which is the most conservative province in Canada, and I can tell that the province is starting to become more left-leaning in the past few years because of the opportunity that this province offers in various sectors and the quality of life in the province. I think this video applies just a good to Canada overall to an extent.
@jellytuger
3 жыл бұрын
I recently found your channel and I think I would like to study geography!!! I’m super excited for when you do a Wyoming episode!! Keep up the great work!!
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@ButchRahman
2 жыл бұрын
The US will NEVER get rid of the Electoral College. The small states will NEVER give up their EC advantage. This is discussed constantly but has 0% chance of happening.
@timbaker435
3 жыл бұрын
nice to see unbiased, factual info. Keep up the good work.
@kerrinbressant7642
Жыл бұрын
Loved the "hire me geography plug" towards the end of the video!
@avalondoyle2510
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Love your channel and your perspectives, need more people like you in the world
@Lilfarmrboy
2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel. Very nice to see someone try not to be biased when discussing relevant topics. Seeing how this video is over a year old now I wonder if the same holds true? While I certainly think the connection between tech vs. manufacturing and how it ties into political leanings is very true there are some variables that can’t be accounted for. For starters the GOP was supposed to be finished (either by immigration or the electoral college, take your pick) for at least the last 12 years or so yet they are still here and now one year into a Democrat Presidency & Congress seem to be on the verge of yet another major political upset that might rival 1994. Most of the more trusted polls such as Rasmussen clearly show relying on immigration alone may not be the silver bullet Democrats once thought it would be for them. More and more Hispanics are actually starting to side with the GOP on a majority of issues. Even Trump (regardless of anyones opinion of him) actually picked up more of the Black American vote for the GOP than any other modern election in the past. Once again looking at those polls Democrats are seemingly throwing away a perfect opportunity to be the Every-mans er persons party by instead only focusing on every special interest group they think appeal to the American voter but instead are losing the majority of the American vote. Like I said there are a lot of variables that will need to play out to see what happens by 2028.
@gus473
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏽 Happy to see your channel has passed 50K subscribers in the past couple of weeks! Congrats 🍻 and on to 100k! 😎
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@gus473
3 жыл бұрын
@@GeographyKing You're welcome! Ever done an episode on tollway transponders? Now a must (sadly!) for everything from Chicago to East Coast! Terms vary, depending on which state you choose for your account. ಠಿ_ಠ
@venomlink2033
2 жыл бұрын
The only issue I have with the map in the thumbnail is that many people are moving to places like Idaho are doing so because it’s a conservative state. Californians and IT people moving there have made parts of Idaho that were once battleground areas for both parties are now conservative areas with almost no opposition from the left. Idaho is actually *more*, not less, conservative than it was 10 years ago. In fact, democrats dominated Montana and Idaho for decades before the current political situation.
@luckyotter623
3 жыл бұрын
I find your content really interesting. Thank you.
@curtandoscar
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I absolutely love your videos. So refreshing to hear straightahead facts delivered in a grown-adult manner. Thank you.
@jeffha4057
3 жыл бұрын
Great job. It's refreshing to see a truly unbiased take on what's going on in this country.
@brucebane5602
Жыл бұрын
That was far from unbiased.
@ievgend87
Жыл бұрын
Dude, I’ve been in moving business for years, and I must say, people fleeing Bay Area in droves.
@stevenewton6776
3 жыл бұрын
I've been binge watching your channel. Great stuff!
@anastasiahopkinson5676
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent analysis and commentary.
@theemaxwilson
3 жыл бұрын
Love the Cameo cameo in the background!
@GOLIATHdominates
2 жыл бұрын
I would defend the electoral college. It protects the voices of smaller states from being drowned out in our union of STATES. Now, states don't have to award all their electoral votes as winner-take-all. In fact, the state legislature can just award them however they want and ignore the popular straw poll in their state. Personally I favor a local town hall caucuses system as a good way for a state to determine the allocation of its electoral votes. But the important part about the electoral college is that the STATE decides, NOT the people. This is a union of STATES, and the president presides over their union.
@jniemec
3 жыл бұрын
Electoral college is brilliant. Allows rural Americans to have a voice, not just urban centers.
@steveb7429
Жыл бұрын
They are over represented. Two senators in WY represent 500,000 people. Two senators in CA represent 40,000,000 people. In what universe is that fair? The sooner the Electoral College is abolished the better
@jniemec
Жыл бұрын
@@steveb7429 Did you take basic Civics in grade school? The House represents people, the Senate represents States. Thank God for this as the welfare dependent, unmotivated and uneducated mobs in the inner cities would turn us into a third world country.
@MountainFisher
Жыл бұрын
Nevada has the last tungsten smelters in the country. They managed to acquire a federal subsidy so China didn't become the only maker of Tungsten a highly strategic metal.
@robfreedman6496
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of Californians are migrated to my home state, Arizona
@wintonhudelson2252
3 жыл бұрын
Yes and they've screwed it up for the locals.
@KennyC-CSGO
3 жыл бұрын
On the I-10 I see so many California license plates
@tech8222
3 жыл бұрын
Californians also migrated to Nevada and Texas alot as well
@NigwardTheSquid
3 жыл бұрын
@Obi-wan Kenobi this is the way
@ReverendMeat51
3 жыл бұрын
They ruined my homestate of Oregon and now they're ruining my new state of Arizona too. Gotta find a place to escape to next.
@toddjames_
3 жыл бұрын
I left Northern California for Oklahoma. People are living life to fast out there and forget to be decent human beings
@JxH
3 жыл бұрын
Re: Rural depopulation. FYI: The existence of StarLink (shortly) may make rural life more attractive. As long as you have reasonable income (potentially retirement), reliable power, clean water, and fast Internet, and as long as you can drive to a big box store once a week, then you can now live on your forested 40 acres of rural land. StarLink will fill-in the missing element (fast Internet) for the rural option. It'll change things.
@Gwenavere
3 жыл бұрын
Question is how much will this really change though. I'm sure some people will move because of this, but a lot of people live in suburban or urban areas for more reasons than just internet connectivity--they like the social and cultural life of more populated areas as well. My family has a rural cabin in the Maine woods and I would absolutely spend more time there during the summer if I had good quality internet, but I couldn't imagine moving there full time year round. There's just nothing to do.
@frankmiller95
3 жыл бұрын
@@Gwenavere Cold and isolated. Not exactly a prescription for a happy life.
@jonathansykes4986
3 жыл бұрын
Star link is trash and a blight on humanity.
@JxH
3 жыл бұрын
@Edgar Miller "...a one hour drive to a grocery store or health care provider..." In the downtown core of any large city, it can take an hour to get anywhere. Reason being, you can't just walk outside and get in your car parked outside. Traffic is atrocious. And parking at the destination is just as bad. Even if there's a grocery store nearby, it'll be vastly overpriced; so you'll actually drive to the suburbs to shop for groceries, and it'll take 2 hours. It's not as if you can carry your supplies back on the subway. The Health Care provider in any urban megalopolis will have a multi-hour wait to to Friday night stabbings. The myth of the "convenience" of living in a huge city's downtown core is inexplicable. The guy living 45-minutes outside Bangor Maine can buy a 'treasure hunt' list of supplies way faster than the guy living in Time Square NYC. PS: I'm on 3.5 acres of lakefront, with 1.5Gbps fiber, 10 minutes from work, 10 minutes from Costco/Walmart/Ikea, and 20 minutes from an ER. The fiber is an odd miracle, and cannot be expected normally. StarLink would make it equivalent anywhere.
@JxH
3 жыл бұрын
@@Gwenavere Other way around. Rural areas have had depopulation pressure for various reasons, including internet. Young people aren't hanging around if there's no broadband. Even middle aged and elderly "need" broadband.
@GarrettMerkin
3 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic breakdown. Well done, sir. Glad KZitem got it right for once with their recs.
@peterroberts4415
3 жыл бұрын
Immigration is has a massive part of population growth. Virginia for example is mainly turned blue due to immigration as opposed to internal migration
@jenaroayala5731
3 жыл бұрын
Brown people repopulating whats theirs, you are the foreigners
@peterroberts4415
3 жыл бұрын
@@jenaroayala5731 groups do not have the right to own land. Only individuals do. Also an increasing amount of immigrants are from Asia
@lmlm_
3 жыл бұрын
100%
@stinka4079
2 жыл бұрын
Kudos for the Cameo picture in the background. 👍👍
@robertmcdaniel4317
3 жыл бұрын
Your 2028 map was interesting. I agree with all of the red and blue states on that map, but of the brown "tossup" states, I think it's pretty clear that Florida and Maine-02 are going to remain red and Minnesota is going to stay blue. As for South Carolina, I can't see any way that could possibly become a swing state that soon (or any time in the foreseeable future) - it's only shifted D+0.85 each election since 2000 and it was still R+11.67 last year. I do agree that by the time Texas and North Carolina flip D (probably in 2028), the electoral college will make it impossible for R's to win. Thought your list of who you would fight on the electoral college was hilarious, though.
@Nyakubs
Жыл бұрын
I would be hesitant on Texas because of the recent political happenings. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to not certify it if it goes blue ala AZ 2020 and 2022
@TheMadGod
Жыл бұрын
@@Nyakubs can you elaborate?
@Nyakubs
Жыл бұрын
@@TheMadGod Republicans in the state of Texas have tried to introduce laws to overturn election results they don't like. Basically instead of listening to the people, the electors would be told to vote for whatever Abbott(the governor) says to vote for
@DevSarman
3 жыл бұрын
You should be political/demographic scientist man.
@calebmissildine7899
3 жыл бұрын
The number one issue most people care about in elections is the economy. Looking at politics from that perspective and where the economy is changing the most gives a greater understanding of why elections turn out the way they do. Great analysis!
@amelliamendel2227
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, just one criticism, you broke this down between manufacturing and tech, but completely ignored agriculture. Also, I'm not entirely sure you understand the electoral college process. There are very good reasons the founding Father's made it that way! Do you really want 3 states dictating to the entire rest of the country who will be the President?
@XU23
3 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for the Cincinnati chili reference. Although, you probably think it’s nasty 😂
@tech8222
3 жыл бұрын
He loves it
@arturomoroyoqui
2 жыл бұрын
9:15 has the Adobe expansion in DTSJ. Thank you for recognizing us as tech when no one else knows what we do
@arturomoroyoqui
2 жыл бұрын
And 200 Park right after that
@joermnyc
3 жыл бұрын
NY is only blue because of downstate (except Staten Island, though even they had a democratic representative in the house these last 2 years, he just lost his seat), there are a lot of conservative people upstate that feel their voices aren't heard. I'm an independent, and I feel that the 2 party system has to go, it's not good if one party thinks it owns the place solely because the other party had a bad election cycle.
@jonathansykes4986
3 жыл бұрын
their voices are not heard because the electoral college is fucking trash. 1 person 1 vote. land shouldn't vote.
@dennispodiapolski9763
2 жыл бұрын
I agree man, especially since everybody is so divided, and both parties are radicalizing, it sucks and I wish we could all get along
@nadirfreezie
2 жыл бұрын
I was not expecting a mass effect reference
@TuddsCrapshoot
3 жыл бұрын
please do your top 20 mountains! Or just a natural wonders video even.
@peterwinters8587
3 жыл бұрын
USA/Canada only: Denali, Robson, Assiniboine, Forbes, Logan, Fairweather, St Elias, Asgard, Thor, Grand Teton, Foraker, Rainier, Waddington, Shasta, Whitney, Temple (Alberta), Hunter, Tombstone (Yukon), Alberta, Castle Rock Spire
@barryshapiro9703
2 жыл бұрын
The electoral college is good. Everyone just focuses on the population, but states a few comprised of more than that, such as natural resources. So Alaska may not have the population of Michigan, but it brings other things to the table. The electoral college ensures that both population and other factors are considered.
@TheSarcMark
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video! I love feeling like I actually learned something instead of hearing the same political lines.
@parsifal40002
Жыл бұрын
Great job at being impartial! Great video! I love geography!
@KC-oz7hn
3 жыл бұрын
I like the Skyline Chilli you slipped in there lol
@oldtop4682
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, and thank you for pointing out that most of the outflow from California is from SoCal. It's pretty much been happening for decades, and many of those folks aren't even native to California. I grew up in the Mountain West - lots of Californians relocate to these states, but the ones from NoCal seemed to adjust better. Just a personal and unscientific observation. 2 years later..... California and New York lost House seats this last census as I recall. If you take immigration (of all types) out of the equation, I suspect both states have been shedding natives/long time residents for a while now. It's just been masked somewhat. Something to consider. Some of the movement is likely due we Boomers retiring and moving to less expensive states, or areas that they enjoy more. I planned on doing just that this summer, but delayed it for a year. Given COVID, many people realized that they don't need to be in an office building to get their work done, and they moved to cheaper areas. These latter folks are very likely to be in the tech sector. REI built a huge building for its HQ. COVID hit and folks started working from home. The building is for sale, and they moved to 5 regional HQs with small buildings and staffs with most of their folks working from the house. That genie is out of the bottle now, and commercial realty is starting to feel the pain. This isn't a bad thing. A lot of smaller towns are being rejuvenated by this movement toward working from home. Times they are a changing!
@rightwerk
3 жыл бұрын
Love your channel dude! Congrats on all the growth lately
@Kimatsuify
3 жыл бұрын
This is so eye-opening man best channel ive come across so far
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@turntsnaco103
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with electoral college the same reason i agree with 60 votes in the senate. It gives the minority at least some voice on their country, regardless of population density in different regions of the country. That being followed, im along for the ride regardless
@DarkWolf-407
2 жыл бұрын
I like that independent party mascot.
@YourMom-vd3dc
3 жыл бұрын
One of the main reasons why I love this channel is that it uses these things called Statistics and Logic, the two things media hates.
@JCDofNYC
3 жыл бұрын
Your highness! Intriguing take on the socio-economic/political relationship in the US. Your maps really drive home your points. Congrats as well on the recent uptick of subscriptions to the channel. I'm a recent subscriber, and was unaware of your stuff until it generated as a recommendation in my premium you tube account. I'd be curious to hear why you think it was recommended, and what previous videos I watched caused your channel to be considered a good match.
@GeographyKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! What happened is that after the election a lot of people searched for "election map" and many that did got a recommended video about of mine called "examining interesting maps". A high percentage of people then clicked on that which then tripped the KZitem algorithm that it was a good recommendation and then another one, "oddities of US geography", appeared as a trending video on the KZitem homepage. It's been huge growth since. I'm glad you found the channel!
@JCDofNYC
3 жыл бұрын
@@GeographyKing thanks for replying. It's nice to know there's a human being who takes the time to acknowledge questions and comments from the great unwashed! Now that you point out out, I did enter your channel via the interesting maps post. I think that was recommended to me because I subscribe to Vox, and they have a guy (whose name escapes me, but he has since left Vox, and struck out on his own) who takes on borders (both domestic and international), and other geography issues. I took a geography class on college, which really spurred my interest in the subject, but I have been a map geek every since at the age of five my grandfather bet me a whole Dollar that I couldn’t memorize all the state capitals. I won the bet, and to this day know them like the back of my hand. He was a crazy old bastard, but I am glad he made that wager. Keep up the good work!
@JxH
3 жыл бұрын
Demographics (age histogram) can be a huge factor too. If you're retired, then you no loner worry about chasing jobs. You can live anywhere you like, as long as it's convenient for the aged (shopping, health care, potentially family connections). I presume that the USA is aging.
@Gwenavere
3 жыл бұрын
The US is aging but it's not quite as simple as that. We also have a growing population due to immigration while many other western democracies are expecting to plateau--aging without replacing their dying population with new immigrants. We're going to see a surge in the elderly population as the baby boom cohort moves into their golden years, but after that point we're actually going to start to see the reverse trend: a population trending younger than most other wealthy developed countries.
@JxH
3 жыл бұрын
@@Gwenavere I believe that Canada's immigration rate is about twice that of USA, relative to population size. Something like 350,000 versus 1.8M, where the USA is 10x the population of Canada. And Canada's rate is going up, while USA's rate is going down.
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