Houston, TX 77057 is a vibrant and diverse neighborhood located in the heart of the city. Politically, it is part of Harris County which has one of the most populous counties in Texas. The county is represented in Congress by two Democrats, Sheila Jackson Lee and Sylvia Garcia. At the state level, Houston is represented by several State Senators and Representatives from both major political parties. On the local level, Houston is governed by a city mayor as well as City Council members who are elected to represent various districts within Houston. These local politicians are responsible for making decisions about issues affecting residents such as public safety, infrastructure projects, and public services. Along with voting for local candidates during elections, residents can also participate in local politics through attending town hall meetings or advocating for certain causes through community activism.
The political climate in Zip 77057 (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 77057 (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 77057 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,393 contributions totaling $678,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,210 contributions totaling $1,536,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $695 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)