It’s harder to get people concentrated enough to stage effective protests, if a small number of people live spread out over a huge area.
That wouldn’t be such a barrier if the people as a whole really wanted to protest, but it’s still a mixed bag, and the less densely populated the area, the less likely people are to want to protest, as they tend to be more conservative or politically apathetic regions (very roughly)
It’s harder to get people concentrated enough to stage effective protests, if a small number of people live spread out over a huge area.
That wouldn’t be such a barrier if the people as a whole really wanted to protest, but it’s still a mixed bag, and the less densely populated the area, the less likely people are to want to protest, as they tend to be more conservative or politically apathetic regions (very roughly)