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See and thats the flip side. Austin is the most liberal by the way Caucasians view the term. But Austin is certainly not near the most racially progressive city in Texas. That's what makes it hard to measure.
Can you elaborate a bit more? I found Austin to be very progressive. If you're referring to demographics, I mean what can you do? Austin has a ton of liberal voters, yet is the whitest of the major cities. Austin is also the wealthiest per capita. Pretty interesting stuff.
See and thats the flip side. Austin is the most liberal by the way Caucasians view the term. But Austin is certainly not near the most racially progressive city in Texas. That's what makes it hard to measure.
I understand what you mean. Manufactured diversity shouldn't be confused with progressivity. Some cities (Not implying Austin) have thrived on marketing the idea of being progressive, but have continued to alienate minorities through one-demographic gentrification, removing culturally relevant establishments in place of expensive housing, and demonizing individuals (often conservative or blue collar types) who no longer fit the image the city wants to represent. Social progressivity, while subjective, means very little just by seeing people of different races in establishments but they are only interacting within their own group.
I knew Madison was liberal, but not that liberal, same with AA.
1. SF
2. San Jose
3. DC
4.LA
5. Seattle
6. Chicago
7. Portland
8. Boston
9. Philly
10.Austin
Not surprised by the city that has an annual Naked Run and is relatively lax about some laws(i.e.-small fine for marijuana possession going back decades).
It shouldn't necessarily be viewed as conservative vs liberal.
Also, the context is urban area, not metro. That said, not sure how this source defined "urban area."
Good point and even the Census definition of Urban Area cuts out some areas that people in that area would likely include in that Urban Area, but aren't within the Census definition.
Can you elaborate a bit more? I found Austin to be very progressive. If you're referring to demographics, I mean what can you do? Austin has a ton of liberal voters, yet is the whitest of the major cities. Austin is also the wealthiest per capita. Pretty interesting stuff.
Austin is relatively diverse by national standards, at about 50% non-Hispanic white. It does have a lower black percentage than other cities in the South, but so do most places at a comparable longitude or further west. It certainly comes across as a progressive environment, as would be expected with a major research university, high tech industries and a history of tolerance of non-conformists of all types. Progressive locations can vary a lot in terms of their cultural balance for a wide variety of reasons.
Hmm.. So Houston and Dallas are a lot more conservative than I thought..
I thought Atlanta city proper is close to 1/3rd GOPish and I am a little close..
Not it’s a lot more GOP than you thought. There’s a difference.
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