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OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:14 pm
by bubba pony
http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/statesman/met ... 05libs.pdf

Find this interesting and do not want to start political nasty comments but
most liberal city in USA
#32 Dallas
#93 Austin

most conservative
#5 Plano
#19 Arlington


I was always under the impression Austin was more liberal than Dallas. Plano 5th most conservative in the nation , I didn't see that coming.

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:37 am
by ponyboy
That's a pretty fascinating report.

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:44 am
by couch 'em
I'm sure Austin is more liberal in the middle class and upper middle class segments than Dallas. What % of actual Dallas residents fall into that financial category?

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:43 am
by CalallenStang
couch 'em wrote:I'm sure Austin is more liberal in the middle class and upper middle class segments than Dallas. What % of actual Dallas residents fall into that financial category?


More than you'd expect, because many of them act upper class but are actually middle class.

Regarding Austin, that city definitely doesn't have the same flavor it did 20 years ago

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:19 pm
by StallionsModelT
Agree that Austin has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. The massive population growth has watered down a lot of the "Keep Austin Weird" crowd.

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:58 pm
by CalallenStang
StallionsModelT wrote:Agree that Austin has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. The massive population growth has watered down a lot of the "Keep Austin Weird" crowd.


Nowadays, "Keep Austin Weird" is more t-shirt slogan than rallying cry.

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:12 pm
by tristatecoog
Vidor = conservative

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:36 pm
by CalallenStang
tristatecoog wrote:Vidor = conservative


Is that town still as backwards as it used to be?

Re: OT: Most liberal and conservative cities in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:40 pm
by SMU2007
Conservative? Or racist? Because I'm not sure they are the same thing despite what some want you to believe