The 77061 zip code in Houston, Texas is a vibrant and diverse community with citizens from all walks of life. It is home to many small businesses and has strong social ties that are highly valued by its residents. Politically speaking, the area is largely Democratic, though there are members of both major political parties living in the area. Local politics focuses on issues such as education, public safety, transportation, and the local economy. The city council works to ensure that the community continues to be a safe place to live and work and advocates for residents’ rights through legislation. Local organizations promote civic engagement and encourage residents to get involved in their community. Residents also have access to state and federal representatives who can support them in their efforts to shape their future and build a better society for their families.
The political climate in Zip 77061 (Houston, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Harris County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Harris County, TX 55.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harris county remained strongly Democratic, 55.9% to 42.7%.
Harris county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77061 (Houston, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Houston, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Harris County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Texas is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Houston, Texas: R R d d D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 77061 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,681 contributions totaling $81,154 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $35,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)