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There are blue enclaves in Texas and Arizona. All of the major metros in Texas are, at their most conservative, still pretty moderate. Dallas, Houston, Austin,
by ahlatimer 10y ago
There are blue enclaves in Texas and Arizona. All of the major metros in Texas are, at their most conservative, still pretty moderate. Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso were all won by Obama in the last election, with El Paso and Austin being won by pretty considerable margins (>60% of the vote). In AZ, Tucson and Flagstaff are both pretty liberal. No idea about NC, but judging by the last election, there are at least a few counties that voted for Obama.
Now, granted, outside of the major metro areas, things get more conservative, but if you're comparing it to CA, I'm guessing you haven't spent much time in the central valley.
- crooked-v 10y agoFor my part, I have no desire to live in such an enclave when state-level conservative politics are leaning towards active preemption of local liberal lawmaking.
- muzz 10y agoGood point. There are many examples of this in states like Texas-- open/concealed carry gun laws, rewritten textbooks, etc
- enraged_camel 10y agoThat may be the case but people are noticeably more religious. I moved from CA to Austin a couple of years ago. Over 80% of Texan natives I know go to church regularly.
- todd8 10y agoThe numbers from recent Gallup poll [1] for attending church at least monthly: Texas 62%, California 47%. I would guess that Austin is considerably below the statewide number (as would be say San Jose or San Fransisco). [1] http://www.gallup.com/poll/181601/frequent-church-attendance-highest-utah-lowest-vermont.aspx?utm_source=Social%20Issues&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=tiles http://www.gallup.com/poll/181601/frequent-church-attendance...