You could actually talk to them and ask them why they vote the way they do rather than just call them stupid.
You say this like I haven't been talking to these people all of my life.
Especially since you didn't actually engage in the conversation
What?
I'm not saying that rural folks are stupid about everything or that all of them are stupid. Just when it comes to politics and voting, the vast majority of them are. I'm just explaining what my experiences are having spent my entire life around these people. They're my family.
I felt like I was being fairly clear by saying that, that I didn't mean just my actual blood relatives, but also friends and community.
Whether intentional or not, that's a strawman.
I've never lived in a large city, so I couldn't speak to that.
In any case, I don't feel like this conversation is terribly productive and probably won't continue.