Re:Tech Workers Backing Candidates Looking to Break Up Their...
by jedberg on Sunday November 03, 2019 @11:51AM
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Silicon Valley used to be very Libertarian.
In the 2004 presidential election, the San Jose districts had the highest turnout for the Libertarian candidate nationwide.
San Jose is still fairly Libertarian (the San Jose newspaper is still the most conservative in the Bay Area with a very Libertarian slant).
But the nexus of SIlicon Valley has been migrating north for a long time. SF has always been very liberal, and as the nexus of tech moves towards SF, so does itβs politics.
In the 2004 presidential election, the San Jose districts had the highest turnout for the Libertarian candidate nationwide.
San Jose is still fairly Libertarian (the San Jose newspaper is still the most conservative in the Bay Area with a very Libertarian slant).
But the nexus of SIlicon Valley has been migrating north for a long time. SF has always been very liberal, and as the nexus of tech moves towards SF, so does itβs politics.