Here are the top 50 metropolitan areas in the United States ranked by how much they give to philanthropic causes. Notice the that the top 10 metro areas are all in solid red conservative areas, as are most the of top 20, and the bottom 10 are mostly liberal bastions. Not a surprise, but still good info to have at your disposal:

https://www.philanthropy.com/a...e-Give-in-the/152497



How Much People Give in the Largest Cities


This article was updated on January 13, 2015. See our editor’s note.

Only two of the 50 biggest metropolitan areas—Salt Lake City and Memphis—gave more than 5 percent of income to charity. The two least-generous were Hartford, Conn., and Providence, R.I., which each gave less than 2 percent of income.



Rank

Metro area

Giving rate, 2012

Change in giving since 2006

1 Salt Lake City 5.4% +2.7%
2 Memphis 5.1% +6.7%
3 Birmingham, Ala. 4.8% +1.7%
4 Atlanta 4.0% +6.5%
5 Nashville
3.9% +4.8%
6 Jacksonville, Fla. 3.8% +8.7%
7 Oklahoma City 3.7% -1.6%
8 Dallas-Fort Worth
3.6% +4.6%
9 Charlotte, N.C. 3.4% -5.5%
10 Virginia Beach 3.3% -6.1%
11 Houston 3.2% +1.6%
12 Indianapolis 3.2% +5.2%
13 Louisville, Ky. 3.2% -3.3%
14 San Antonio 3.1% -2.8%
15 Orlando, Fla. 3.1% +4.0%
16 Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. 3.1% -1.6%
17 Richmond, Va. 3.0% -6.7%
18 Raleigh-Cary, NC 3.0% -7.4%
19 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 3.0% +3.1%
20 Riverside, Calif. 3.0% -0.7%
21 Phoenix 2.9% +0.3%
22 Baltimore 2.9% -8.8%
23 St. Louis 2.9% -4.0%
24 Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. 2.9% 0.0%
25 New Orleans 2.8% -3.1%
26 Las Vegas 2.8% +14.9%
27 Washington 2.8% -9.5%
28 Los Angeles 2.8% -9.5%
29 Detroit 2.7% -4.9%
30 Cleveland 2.7% -3.6%
31 Milwaukee 2.7% -0.7%
32 Cincinnati 2.7% -6.4%
33 Portland, Ore. 2.6% -6.7%
34 Chicago 2.6% -5.1%
35 Denver 2.6% -0.8%
36 Austin, Tex. 2.6% -3.3%
37 Minneapolis-St. Paul 2.6% -9.4%
38 New York 2.6% -8.8%
39 Columbus, Ohio 2.6% -6.5%
40 Seattle 2.5% -6.7%
41 Philadelphia 2.5% -10.3%
42 San Diego 2.4% -8.0%
43 Sacramento 2.4% -4.4%
44 Pittsburgh 2.4% -5.9%
45 San Francisco 2.4% -5.2%
46 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. 2.3% -10.6%
47 Boston 2.3% -3.8%
48 San Jose, Calif. 2.2% -7.8%
49 Providence, R.I. 1.9% -8.3%
50 Hartford, Conn. 1.9% -8.9%

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This message has been edited. Last edited by: TigerDore,

Notice most of the free shit crowd leading cities aren't on there.

Looks like a pretty consistent inverse relationship between taxation and charitable giving.

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Looks like a pretty consistent inverse relationship between taxation and charitable giving.

Why yes.... you may be on to something:

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown

Wonder how non-metro areas rank?

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Looks like a pretty consistent inverse relationship between taxation and charitable giving.

Of course. High taxes are a liberal pillar. Stinginess is another pillar of theirs as well.



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