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| | '''Arlington''' is a city in [[Texas]], and has a population of 367,000. It is located between [[Dallas]] and [[Fort Worth]]. | | '''Arlington''' is a city in [[Texas]], and has a population of 367,000. It is located between [[Dallas]] and [[Fort Worth]]. |
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| − | It is best known as the home of Six Flags Over Texas, the [[Texas Rangers]], and the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. | + | It is best known as the home of Six Flags Over Texas, the [[Texas Rangers]], and the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. General Motors has a major assembly plant in the city, its main plant which builds its SUV's. |
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| − | Arlington Baptist University, founded by the late fundamentalist [[J. Frank Norris]], is located on the far west side of the city. In terms of academic offerings it is home to '''The University of Texas at Arlington''', the second-largest of the University of Texas System campuses (with the potential to be its largest).
| + | In terms of academic offerings it is home to '''The University of Texas at Arlington''', the second-largest of the University of Texas System campuses (with the potential to be its largest). Arlington Baptist University, founded by the late fundamentalist [[J. Frank Norris]], is located on the far west side of the city. |
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| | ==Ranking Among the Most Conservative American Cities== | | ==Ranking Among the Most Conservative American Cities== |
| | It is fourteenth in the list of most conservative American cities and the fourth most conservative among Texas' big cities.<ref>[http://americancityandcounty.com/content/study-ranks-americas-most-liberal-and-conservative-cities 2005 study rankings on liberal and conservative cities]. Posted Oct 27, 2014. Accessed March 18, 2015</ref> | | It is fourteenth in the list of most conservative American cities and the fourth most conservative among Texas' big cities.<ref>[http://americancityandcounty.com/content/study-ranks-americas-most-liberal-and-conservative-cities 2005 study rankings on liberal and conservative cities]. Posted Oct 27, 2014. Accessed March 18, 2015</ref> |
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| − | | + | The ranking is surprising given the presence of a large public university and the city's ethnic diversity (the city has large areas dominated by Democrat-voting minority groups). |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |