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What are the most liberal parts of your region, and most conservative? Can you describe them?
Since I live in the SF Bay Area, there are a lot of candidates for most liberal. San Francisco has a lot of white hipster liberals, immigrants, ethnic and racial minorities, gays and lesbians, all of which make for a very Democratic-voting populace. Then there's Marin County, which is more of an aging hippie, wealthy environmentalist liberal area. Finally, there's Berkeley, which of course has the ultra-liberal student/professor population there.
As far as most conservative...the San Ramon Valley (Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton) and Livermore are the most Republican towns in the Bay Area. Generally white, upper-middle class, suburban people there, wary of the liberalism of the rest of the Bay Area. Livermore is a town of its own, of course, further out, closer to the Central Valley, and less of a minority presence there. Finally, there is Atherton in San Mateo County, which voted for Obama but is one of the few towns left in the Bay Area with more registered Republicans than Democrats. It of course is ultra-wealthy and mostly white.
Austin followed by Houston & Dallas would be considered the 3 most liberal large cities of Texas.
In the Southern United States, Miami & New Orleans are without a doubt the 2 most liberal large cities in their region.
The South in general is highly conservative & most of it lays in the "Bible Belt" with Southern Baptist churches all over the place.
Texas however is becoming more moderate & will be a swing state before too much longer. Its also majority Catholic regardless of what some people may tell you.
Middle Tennessee is, of course, mostly conservative, but Nashville leans a little more liberal than other areas. But I don't believe it's as liberal as its voting record would have you believe. Many African Americans seem to be fairly conservative in many ways, but often vote democratic. I've noticed the same thing of many of the elderly. My town voted about 60/40 Republican/Democrat in 2008, and it's certainly not liberal by any stretch of the imagination.
Middle Tennessee is, of course, mostly conservative, but Nashville leans a little more liberal than other areas. But I don't believe it's as liberal as its voting record would have you believe. Many African Americans seem to be fairly conservative in many ways, but often vote democratic. I've noticed the same thing of many of the elderly. My town voted about 60/40 Republican/Democrat in 2008, and it's certainly not liberal by any stretch of the imagination.
Maybe their Old Guard Democrats who refuse to accept the GOP as the conservative party? I've met a few people in NC like that.
In Florida the most liberal areas are SE Florida (Miami up through Palm Beach County), Orange/Osceola County (Orlando), Pinellas County (St Petersburg/Clearwater), Gainesville and Tallahassee. The rest of the state is fairly conservative and only because the population centers are more liberal the reason why the state is just slightly "blue".
In South Florida, I'd say that the most liberal areas are among Miami, Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Wilton Manors and Aventura. Hialeah remains the most conservative area.
In NC's Triangle, Chapel Hill and Carrboro are the most liberal while the Johnston and Harnett County suburbs to the East and South of Wake County are the most conservative.
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Austin followed by Houston & Dallas would be considered the 3 most liberal large cities of Texas.
In the Southern United States, Miami & New Orleans are without a doubt the 2 most liberal large cities in their region.
The South in general is highly conservative & most of it lays in the "Bible Belt" with Southern Baptist churches all over the place.
Texas however is becoming more moderate & will be a swing state before too much longer. Its also majority Catholic regardless of what some people may tell you.
I notice Southern Texas/Rio Grande Valley, and El Paso county are also fairly left leaning. Not hard to understand why, but just thought I'd point it out.
I notice Southern Texas/Rio Grande Valley, and El Paso county are also fairly left leaning. Not hard to understand why, but just thought I'd point it out.
Can't speak for El Paso, but the Rio Grande Valley is anything but liberal. It's a blue region because the consensus is that Democrat politicians take better care of the poorer immigrant minority constituency.
Back to the the OP, Austin is the most liberal city in Texas. Don't know about the most conservative, but Abilene's up there.
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