Politics

Does the oppositely affiliated political party occupy each others architecturally political space?

I postulate that the city centers that are more regularly portrayed as liberal bastions are in fact capitalist, libertarian civic structures as opposed to the conformist, socialistic, suburban developments that are inhabited by conservatives.

Suburban developments are over-wrought with rules and regulations about colors of shutters and roofs, height of grass, parking locations, uniformity of house design, very fascist. Does this amount of control and lack of spontaneity entice conservatives, attempting to veer away from neighbors with different expressions of their idealized home life? The lack of hierarchy in the street system is analogous to a communist government, all roads are equal.

Cities are a often gridded, landscape where each block is an opportunity to create a unique identity and major arteries create a pattern in which to navigate said city. The grid is a capitalist idea due to the equality given to each parcel and the chance for the owner to make of it what he or she wants.

Codes are mandated in each area, but the level of expression is higher in cities, this is akin architecturally to the economic policy of capitalism, making what you can of your plot of land. Using your money and land to build and design an outward expression of your concept of home compared to the lack of options for the suburban development where less choices is less intimidating to the majority of Americans. House after house of the same undercooked design, uniform construction details, and communal living because of "home-owners" dues, to clean the streets and garbage that the municipalities would rather go without doing.