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COMMUNITY TYPE

Monied 'Burbs

Characteristics

Wealthier with a median household income of $15,000 above the national county average
Highly educated
Less diverse than America as a whole
Full of swing voters that voted Democratic in the 2008 presidential election

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Community Type Demographics

Ethnicity

Presidential Election Results

2004

50%
Kerry

49%
Bush

2008

55%
Obama

44%
McCain

Representative Communities

Community Type Comparison

Median Household Income

$51,234
Monied Burbs

$36,934
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Wealthy Suburbs May Not Hold the Key to 2010 Elections

Home of famously independent (or fickle) voters, the decisions voters make in Patchwork Nation's Monied Burbs can often decide an election. But looking at voter trends, 2010 is shaping up to be a very different kind of election, one perhaps driven less by the wealthy, somewhat muddled middle and more by other kinds of places.

The Housing Market and the 'Real' Recovery

Standing in the spring of 2010 looking around at the economy, we think it's worth asking: What does a recovery look like? There have been positive signs lately - the auto industry looks much better and consumer confidence numbers are up - but concerns remain.

Obama Approval Ratings Vary Across Communities

One thing seems clear from a look at President Obama's approval ratings: He is not as popular in April 2010 as he was in April 2009. Much of that is to be expected, of course: The presidential honeymoon often doesn't last that long.

Cape Cod and Scott Brown: Lessons For the Midterms?

The Massachusetts special Senate election is more than two months old now - ancient history by American political standards. President Obama carried the vote in Cape Cod by double digits in 2008. Yet, just a little more than a year later, Scott Brown essentially reversed the numbers. Is Cape Cod a ...

Broadband access: How important is it to Americans?

Earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission released a national broadband plan, as mandated by the government’s economic stimulus bill. The plan aims to give every interested American affordable, “robust broadband service” and to connect at least 100 million households to broadband speeds of 100 megabits per second by ...