Question about conservatives, and racism?

[john]

I'm trying to understand why racism gets associated with a persons spending, social views, or the south? It is 2014. Houston & Austin TX are very socially liberal cities for example.

My family are all Hardcore Democrats. Union construction works, and cops. We are also from a major northern city. You would not even believe the racist jokes, and views. In fact I know very few whites from my liberal city, that aren't racist based on experiences in life, in the city.

So the question is why do you associate politics, and race?