However, the suburbs are about as conservative as you can get, exceeded in this only by the outlying rural areas. Needless to say, it is in the suburbs where the most active growth is occurring.
There's been lots of growth inside Loop 610. Lot's of high end condos have been built there in the last 20 years.
True, but many areas such as West University Place and parts of Memorial, while inside the “loop,” are reliably suburban, both culturally and politically. Of course, you always have your limousine liberals, but energy is a big industry in Houston and those people tend to be more conservatively aligned than not.