77010 Houston, TX is a vibrant and diverse community with many different political views. Although local political candidates are not mentioned, the people of 77010 exercise their right to vote with enthusiasm. In the 2020 presidential election, 77010 Houston saw a voter turnout of over 70%, significantly higher than the national average. The state of Texas is largely considered to be solidly Republican, but within Houston there exists a variety of different political perspectives. Democratic and Republican candidates often face tough competition in this part of town as voters are highly engaged and well-informed on local issues. From climate change to healthcare reform, 77010 Houston is a hub for debate on pressing issues that affect all Americans.
The political climate in Zip 77010 (Houston, TX) is moderately 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 77010 (Houston, TX) is moderately liberal.
Houston, Texas is moderately 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 77010 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $470,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $1,131,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,542 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)