The little hamlet of Randolph, Utah has the distinction of being the most Republican town in the most Republican state in the country. In 2004, George W. Bush received 95.6% of the votes cast.
The four people who didn't vote for Bush have disappeared and have not been seen since.
OK, I made that part up.
The town got the attention of the Washington Post, who claims that they sent a reporter most of the way across the country to find out what the "mind-set of Utah" is all about. Personally, I think he got lost leaving Park City after the recent Sundance Film Festival.
Randolph is, of course, very Mormon, but there is "the Catholic woman, who is the one non-Mormon everyone mentions when the conversation turns to religious diversity." And, according to the town's school superintendent, the high school cheerleading squad includes a hispanic and a set of African-American twins. "We've probably got the most diverse cheerleading squad in the state."
In Randolph, Paul Anka plays on the stereo at the café and the young men pass time "pushing cows, chasing girls and shooting guns."
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