The politics of 77520 Baytown, TX are characterized by a deep commitment to the issues that matter most to local residents. The area has seen a number of changes in recent years, with some of the most important issues being economic development, public safety, and quality of life. These topics have been addressed through legislation passed by the City Council and other municipal boards. In addition, citizens here have the opportunity to participate in local politics by voting for their representatives in city government or running for office themselves. Local candidates seeking office have included Larry Burleson, Marsha Faust, Leonard Scarfo and Margo Hughes among others. Each candidate brings different perspectives on how to address the challenges facing Baytown residents in these areas and work towards improving quality of life in this community.
The political climate in Zip 77520 (Baytown, 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 77520 (Baytown, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Baytown, 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.
Baytown, 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 77520 (Baytown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 272 contributions totaling $19,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $67,142 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)