which is more conservative ..dallas or houston metro? (San Antonio, Austin: residential, rating)

[Spade]

Well the city of Dallas will never be bigger than Houston. But again, both cities are pretty much moderate anyway. But Dallas metro is more conservative.

[Guerilla]

I doubt the city of Dallas ever gets larger than Houston. Ever.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by Guerilla

I doubt the city of Dallas ever gets larger than Houston. Ever.

WHEW! Thank goodness and I hope it doesn't. I like the fact I can get from one end of the Dallas metroplex to the other in less than an hour. Drive thru Houston even in non rush hour and it takes well over an hour.

[Guerilla]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

WHEW! Thank goodness and I hope it doesn't. I like the fact I can get from one end of the Dallas metroplex to the other in less than an hour. Drive thru Houston even in non rush hour and it takes well over an hour.

Dallas metroplex? If you mean all of DFW, then there is some bad traffic here. Ever been stuck on 360 before? It takes 30 minutes to get to Grapevine from my house in no traffic. With traffic, it isn't pretty.

When I was in Houston, it took 30 minutes to get from Katy to I-10 in no traffic. It really isn't that bad. Both area sprawl out the same.

[Lakewooder]

DFW area is about 1 million more than Houston area. But the city of Dallas has an extensive light rail and subway system (about to more than double its size) and is redeveloping its Trinity River as a huge park with Calatrava suspension bridges. Even though Dallas cannot keep annexing land like Houston, it will be growing up instead of out.

[mpope409]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

DFW area is about 1 million more than Houston area. But the city of Dallas has an extensive light rail and subway system (about to more than double its size) and is redeveloping its Trinity River as a huge park with Calatrava suspension bridges. Even though Dallas cannot keep annexing land like Houston, it will be growing up instead of out.

As will Houston.

[Guerilla]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

DFW area is about 1 million more than Houston area. But the city of Dallas has an extensive light rail and subway system (about to more than double its size) and is redeveloping its Trinity River as a huge park with Calatrava suspension bridges. Even though Dallas cannot keep annexing land like Houston, it will be growing up instead of out.

You must mean 500,000 more people.

[houstoner]

Looks like this thread has been resurrected...

Sorry, no way is Austin more diverse than Houston or Dallas. Pass the pipe, homie. I want some of what you've been smoking.

Austin is also a far smaller city/metro (for you nitpickers) than either Houston or Dallas. I'm sure you would find about the same numbers of Democratic voters in either city; the percentages would differ.

That said, to the OP, Dallas felt more conservative when I lived there, probably mainly due to their location. But you can find your liberal niche in either city.

[AK123]

Originally Posted by stevewonder

Houston is regarded as an anti-environmental, very politically conservative town compared to much more eco-friendly Dallas on citywide environmental protection(no zoning in Houston)--Houston tolerates physically ugly or morally controversial businesses to operate that would not be permitted/oulawed in Dallas or many other large US cities, including NY, LA and Chicago.

Maybe in the past... but I think that's really changing.

[texdav]

I would say Houston is more liberal plus it has a large asian population. I fact it is very diversified.