Pasadena, Texas is a bustling city located in Harris County. It is home to a diverse population with an estimated population of just over 150,000 people. The city has a strong political presence that impacts the lives of its residents. Local elections are held every two years and feature races for mayor, city council members, and other positions of power within the community. Candidates from both major parties are usually present on the ballot as well as independent candidates. In addition to local elections, Pasadena residents also have the opportunity to participate in national elections such as voting for the President of the United States. Residents in Pasadena value their right to vote and make sure they are kept up-to-date on local and national politics so that they can make informed decisions when it comes time to cast their votes.
The political climate in Pasadena, 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
Pasadena, 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.
Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,064 contributions totaling $1,144,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,122 contributions totaling $1,298,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)