According to Pew (.pdf file), 15% want to live in Kansas City and 18% want to live in St. Louis.
Unexpected swerve: 21% of Republicans and 14% of Democrats wanted to live in Kansas City. Although there’s no significant difference between ideologies for that question. The same partisan gap and non-existent ideological gap exists for St. Louis.
Obvious survey result: Around 1/3rd of Republicans and Conservatives want to live where most people share their point of view. Around 1/4th of Democrats and Liberals want the same.
Yeah, might be a slight PR problem for the two largest cities here. (Plus, Matt Blunt will never shut his mouth now)
that nobody wants to live here until they have been here – or moved away and lived somewhere else for a while – then they realize that KC is freakin’ awesome, has something for everyone, from people like me who prefer concrete to grass and hate to drive to the point that we are willing to either pay other people to do that odious task for us (taxis), or move about on someone else’s schedule (public transit) – to people who want to live in a beige McMansion with a three-car-garage on a cul de sac in the suburbs with the prettiest lawn modern chemistry can buy. And the kicker? Whatever lifestyle you want to live, you can afford to live it here.
We are a pretty well-kept secret and I like it that way. I think it’s just about ideal, but it wouldn’t take too many more people to wreck it. So on second thought, spread the word…Nobody wants to live in KC!