Politics in Channelview, TX is a hot topic amongst the local community. Many of the residents of the city are interested in how their local government is being run and are passionate about making sure their voices are heard. The mayoral and city council elections have been competitive in recent years, with many candidates running for offices. Voting turnout has been high during election seasons as well, showing just how invested the citizens of Channelview are in their community’s politics and decision-making processes. Residents often discuss and debate local policy changes or vote initiatives on social media or at town hall meetings to make sure their opinions are taken into account by the governing body.
The political climate in Channelview, 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
Channelview, TX 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.
Channelview, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Channelview, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 688 contributions totaling $619,635 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $901 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $65,706 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)