Running head: DIFFERENTIATING CONSERVATIVES AND PROGRESSIVES 1 Progressive and Conservative Politicians Student Institution Date Progressive and Conservative Politicians Progressive politicians believe in fairness, that the people in a state should not suffer as minorities but rather enjoy economic and decent lives. This life is achieved through fairness at sharing education and a lively participation to the life of the public, hence there should be no special attention to the wealthy or the connected members of the society. Progressive leaders aim to utilize government infrastructure and funds for the betterment of the people whereby set rules are ensured followed. Conservative leaders are the kind of leaders that believe in having their traditions and political institutions upheld and preserved. The difference between the two classes of politicians sets them aside as elite leaders. This is because they believe in institutions and as leaders; politics is associated to the people. Conservatism is like a political belief which shows concern to the traditional set ups or more precisely the institutions set up by the peoples discretion. This means that all the foundations of the society will be with held and protected but the conservatives who believe that they are given the mandate by the people to protect what has been built by the society since time immemorial. My County of origin is Malheur County. It is a county that evolved in the 19th century and has been on a progressive streak ever since its inception. It has the friendliest people who are outgoing and ready to help. The people in the County believe in communism and with that, they are conservative as stipulated to political affiliations. Malheur County covers a large area and is good for sporting events due to its even landscape. I believe the county is more conservative in a political perspective because of its small population and the economic activities of the people. The people in the County tend to hold onto their old traditions. Due to the landscape of the land, Malheur County has viable hunting grounds, it can be a good hunting site and it is being used for that purpose to today. I believe the state is conservative because of the low population of the people. The population is low because there are many old people, the presence of old people in a place signifies the absence of other younger vibrant members of the society and therefore the old people tend to cling onto the old ways and hence upholding their traditions. The area also has people that are independent. This means they work hard for their living, the people in Malheur County are farmers and they tend to their farms to produce both food and cash crops which they sell to other surrounding states. Since the area is not made up of many young people. There are no competent formal employment firms that may help in the buildup of the County. It is believed that the old people have their way of holding onto the past or.