Those clumps are geographic, though they cross the river sometimes, and
they show roughly the same voting pattern. With Nutter, Knox, Fattah,
and Brady in the mix, different parts of the city showed markedly
different patterns. There are exceptions, of course -- the 2nd ward in
South Phila, the 30th in Southwest etc., and the 46th in West
Philadelphia. But fits the mentality of politicians deciding where to
campaign most heavily and what constituencies to cater to. Of course
it's a gloss that misses important distinctions and commonalities.
But getting to the specific question, it was discussed here awhile ago.
Isn't the key distinction implied by "University City" that it's NOT
West Philadelphia? A lot of people on this list seemed to think a
sticker was ridiculous to challenge that idea.
I know one professor at Penn, awhile ago, who suggested that the core
of the city has been progressively extending westward, centered first
on what is now Independence Hall, then on City Hall, and most recently
on the area toward 30th Street Station -- an area extending up to the
Art Museum area and down into our area. The Schuylkill isn't much of a
barrier to that sort of development, and to the extent that it involves
residential neighborhoods, they'll tend to be more educated and higher
income.
On Jul 12, 2007, at 3:17 PM, Elizabeth F Campion wrote:
The Mayoral results are at:
http://www.seventy.org/electioninfo/results/2007/demmayor.pdf
Something I never noticed before is that the 27th Ward (Spruce Hill,
etc.) is lumped with
"Center City, Fairmount, University City"
(whether by income,class or ideology is not clear) and not with more
geographically appropriate
"Southwest, Grays Ferry, Point Breeze" or
"West Philadelphia".
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Kirk Wattles
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