The politics in 77037 Houston, TX are highly contested and discussed amongst the local residents. It is a primarily Democratic voting district, with local representatives often being nominated by the Democratic party. The area is home to many diverse communities and cultures, each of which bring their own unique perspectives to the political conversations taking place here. With so much diversity, it is no wonder that strong opinions on both sides of the aisle are commonly expressed in this region. The debates between candidates can be quite heated at times, as they vie for the support of their constituents. Local involvement is always encouraged when it comes to politics in 77037 Houston, TX, as citizens have a vested interest in who will represent them on the city council or other government institutions.
The political climate in Zip 77037 (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 77037 (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 77037 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $17,159 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $38,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $494 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)