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BrooklandDodger t1_j9lur4x wrote

Reply to Question geared towards longtime DC residents. by nfw22

I think the only changing demographic that's consistent is the gentrification. I'll be honest. The only time I really hear that D.C is a transient city or the "you never really meet anyone from d.c" narrative is from certain demographics and that usually tells me a lot about them and their social circles.

As others have said with Trump, including other conservative presidents in the past, their red supporters usually come through for a few events and then return.

The escalation between the tea party and the maga movements were interesting though.

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mr_grission t1_j9ls9ap wrote

Reply to Question geared towards longtime DC residents. by nfw22

Been here since 2012. The most I noticed during the Trump administration was that you might hear derisive comments about a couple of places being frequented by White House staff (Blackfinn is one I remember in particular) and you might swipe left on Tinder if someone's job was listed as "White House".

Dem presidents do seem to make more attempts to be part of the city itself, so there's more buzz around like "oh this is that place Biden ordered from". Trump would just eat at his hotel.

Going to GW, the vibe around the 2012 election/2013 inauguration was incredible. I wasn't there in 2016, but obviously things were not the same for Trump.

Similarly after Election Day 2016 the city collectively seemed like it was stuck in a deep depression. People were just sad everywhere you went for like weeks. When the 2020 election was announced for Biden it was basically a parade in the streets of DC.

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solidrecommendations t1_j9lr15y wrote

Reply to Question geared towards longtime DC residents. by nfw22

There are far more career federal employees than political appointees. So I don’t buy the idea there is a huge amount of noticeable turnover with administrations. A lot of young people come to work in DC as interns, for entry level jobs, etc., before moving on to other things. So there is a lot of churn in the 20s age group. There is less churn in the over 30s crowd but some people do move to the burbs when they have kids.

That said, I know lots of folks who’ve been here for a long time and have no plans to leave. So I think this is sort of a trope, though I would concede DC has more churn than a place like Charlotte, for example.

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