Yeah, it's not a bad thing at all in my opinion, it's just a trend that you can identify. Ultimately, you're going to vote for who you think is deserving of the category, and since local communities are tightly knitted like I said, you've got a sort of bias. However, bias isn't always a bad thing. I don't see it as a bad thing. If you were voting for users that didn't fit a category just because they're in your local section, and you like them that's obviously not ideal.