Does Ireland have an urban/rural or geographical political divide? Only noticeable trends are more independents outside Dublin and more Green Party in Dublin. Much less geographical divide compared to the US.
Does Ireland have an urban/rural or geographical political divide? Only noticeable trends are more independents outside Dublin and more Green Party in Dublin. Much less geographical divide compared to the US.
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I can see one pretty glaring divide lol
Not so much a party divide as a divide in certain beliefs. If you look at our marriage and abortion referendums you’ll see a trend that the areas with higher percent of Yes votes were more urban, while the only county to vote no each time was a rural one (Roscommon for marriage, Donegal for abortion).
The reason you don’t see it like you do in the US is because our voting system is very different and actually allows for more than a binary choice, so there isn’t as much polarization
Life in Ireland got much more bearable after we made Dublin into an island so the rest of the country gets some peace
Not really, other than what you outlined. Far-left are also more urban. The politicians themselves within parties will tailor themselves a bit more to their constituency a lot of the time. Rural areas are definitely more conservative overall, but the gap isn’t as big as most countries.
I hate when the use that style map, the north didn’t just drop off the face of the earth.
I see with the colour legend of this Map, Dublin’s finally admitted it wants to be part of the UK haha.