Houston, TX is the county seat of Harris County and is home to many political figures. It is a diverse city with representation from both major political parties. This diversity makes for an interesting political climate where both sides of the aisle work together to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly. Politicians in Houston work hard to advocate for their constituents and often collaborate to make sure that everyone’s voices are heard. The county is also known for its high voter turnout rate, so it’s no surprise that elections here are hotly contested and highly competitive. All in all, Houston has become an important hub for politics in Texas and across the nation.
The political climate in Houston County, TX is very conservative.
In Houston County, TX 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 24.5%.
Houston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houston County, TX is very conservative.
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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 R R R R
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 Houston County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $116,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $641 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 286 contributions totaling $62,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)