heartlands
Nation's interior territories
The heartlands are the central, essential regions of a country or territory—areas considered culturally representative or economically vital.
In American usage, the heartland typically means the rural Midwest, evoking traditional values and agricultural life: Politicians love to invoke heartland voters.
The term can also describe the core territory of any movement, industry, or phenomenon: the heartland of the auto industry.
Central connection point
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- nexusConnecting central point
- coreCentral essential portion
- nucleusCentral controlling part
focal · pivot · axis · interior · midland · inland · center · middle
Devotion to one's homeland
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- motherlandOne's native country
fatherland · native · traditions · nationalism · roots · identity · culture · lineage
Of countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
- pasturesLand for grazing animals
countryside · farming · harvest · homestead · cropland · orchards · vineyards · grazing
Supporting bottom structure
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- votersThose who cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- swingSuspended recreational seat
demographic · populism · grassroots · mainstream · conservative · traditional · working-class · rust-belt
hub
Central connection point
nucleus · focal · pivot · axis · interior · midland · inland · center · middle · breadbasket
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
motherland · fatherland · native · traditions · nationalism · roots · identity · culture · lineage · belonging
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
pastures · countryside · farming · harvest · homestead · cropland · orchards · vineyards · grazing · prairie
base
Supporting bottom structure
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- votersThose who cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
swing · demographic · populism · grassroots · mainstream · conservative · traditional · working-class · rust-belt · flyover
- geography termsmap, atlas, globe, compass, coordinates
heartlandscoastlines
Land-water boundaries
coasts · periphery · borderlands · fringes · margins
heartlandscoastal elites
Prosperous city-dwellers by sea
metropolises · urban centers · East Coast · West Coast · coasts
- industrial heartlandManufacturing-centered region
- heartland valuesTraditional rural American beliefs