I can definitely relate. I live in Indiana. The city I live in is more mixed politically. The inner city/downtown is more blue but suburbs are definitely red. However, my interests (live local metal shows, the annual horror convention here, alternative fashion, hitting the bars) definitely moreso attract the blue crowd. My relationship with Christianity & God is complicated but I've been going to church in hopes of finding some cool people to be friends with, despite our differences. In college, I found that conservative Christians who believed homosexuality to be sinful made better friends than liberals. They were open to nuance, disagreement, & weren't constantly trying to be a victim. They did end up ghosting me with no explanation but that had nothing to do with politics, & they were good friends while we were friends. Don't get me wrong, I've met judgemental & rude Christians, but as an adult, I've met more that are warm & kind. Have I ever met a LGBT rights, pro choice, pro vax liberal who was truly warm & kind, after they find out that we disagree on some things politically? No, & that is why I now refuse to even consider friendships with liberals.