Talk to me about Austin....

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by chrissys74

We have been searching all over the US to find home. We have a handful of places in mind and my husband has always like Austin. We live in Charlotte and it is just WAY to conservative for us. I have been on here tons asking questions on different areas and we have settled on looking in 3 different states. We are also interested in san Antonio but I hear Austin is a very liberal city.

We want a place that is liberal like I said, open minded, a good diverse mix of people. Obviously family oriented since we have two little ones and a lot of outdoor activity.

Is this Austin??

For the 10thousandth time, Austin is NOT liberal!!! Liberal compared to the rest of deep red Texas, but far from Liberal. The only progressive areas are around the University area, east Austin and areas south of Town Lake. Even so, Austin has pretty much sold its soul to the almighty dollar.
why does everyone seem to think that Austin is so liberal anyway?

[love roses]

Word of mouth marketing

[lemonlime22]

And while it may not be in the Bible Belt as Charlotte is, it's pretty Christian-y outside of central Austin.

[chrissys74]

Thank you everyone.

[Claim Jumper]

if your looking for liberal check out ca. its so liberal its broke.
hard to beat that

[ImOnFiya]

chrissys74, I tend to take forum posters' opinions with a grain of salt, unless I can find a way to verify. My advice is to visit Austin (and San Antonio) for yourselves and then make a judgment.

[eepstein]

Austin is somewhat liberal around UT and downtown areas. The further you get out, the more conservative it gets. Once you are in the suburbs, its as conservative as any other part of Texas. The multi media marketing campaigns would have you believe that Austin is a liberal metro area which couldn't be further from the truth. Metro Austin is MOSTLY conservative with some liberal areas in the central part.

Want liberal? Try central Dallas. Better yet, Boulder, Colorado.

Originally Posted by wehotex

For the 10thousandth time, Austin is NOT liberal!!! Liberal compared to the rest of deep red Texas, but far from Liberal. The only progressive areas are around the University area, east Austin and areas south of Town Lake. Even so, Austin has pretty much sold its soul to the almighty dollar.
why does everyone seem to think that Austin is so liberal anyway?

[Claim Jumper]

eepstein is correct on Boulder, Colorado.