Highlands, TX 77562 is a small town in the Houston metropolitan area that is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to public service. The local politics of Highlands are driven by a city council composed of five members who are elected by the people every two years. The mayor, who is also voted into office, serves as the head of government and helps to set the agenda for the city. In addition to their role in setting policy, these local leaders serve as a bridge between citizens and state and federal officials on matters such as infrastructure projects and disaster relief. They are passionate about making Highlands an even better place to live, work, and visit for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 77562 (Highlands, 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 77562 (Highlands, TX) is leaning liberal.
Highlands, 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.
Highlands, 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 77562 (Highlands)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $7,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $15,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)