The city of 77521 Baytown, TX is a bustling community with plenty of politics to explore. Political issues in the area are largely focused on local concerns such as education, job creation, and public safety. The main political party in the area is the Republican Party, though there are members from other parties that have chosen to make their voices heard on local issues. Local elections for mayor and city council take place every two years and feature candidates from varying backgrounds and ideologies. Issues such as tax policy, zoning regulations, and infrastructure maintenance tend to be topics that draw attention during these races. Voters in 77521 Baytown, TX have plenty of important decisions to make when it comes to who represents them locally, and their engagement helps shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 77521 (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 77521 (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 77521 (Baytown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 608 contributions totaling $86,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 483 contributions totaling $107,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)