The city of Bellaire, TX 77401 is located in the Houston metropolitan area and is a thriving suburb with a population of approximately 18,000. It has one of the highest family incomes in Texas, and its local economy is driven by strong business presence and employment opportunities. Bellaire residents are very engaged in local politics; voter turnout for elections is consistently high due to their commitment to having their voices heard. The current mayor and City Council members have been working hard to ensure that city services meet the needs of all citizens while also protecting taxpayers’ dollars. As part of this effort, they have focused on public safety initiatives, economic development projects, infrastructure improvements, and targeted investments in technology. In addition to these efforts, there are many civic organizations that serve various interests throughout the community such as education, health care access, environmental protection, and more. Bellaire residents take great pride in participating in government processes through voting and engaging with their elected officials on key issues facing their city.
The political climate in Zip 77401 (Bellaire, TX) is leaning 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 77401 (Bellaire, TX) is leaning liberal.
Bellaire, Texas is leaning 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.
Bellaire, 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 77401 (Bellaire)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,030 contributions totaling $1,268,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,271 contributions totaling $709,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $558 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)