Houston, TX is a vibrant city in the heart of the state. With 77012 being one of its zip codes, it is located in the Southwestern region of Houston and is home to an ethnically diverse population. The politics in 77012 Houston, TX are heavily influenced by local candidates, who are often elected by their constituents on the basis of their stances on various issues such as crime, education, infrastructure and taxes. As with other cities in Texas, 77012 Houston has seen election cycles that result in changes at both state and federal levels. Local representatives have been successful in advocating for community members across political divides and ensuring equitable representation for all citizens. On a national level, candidates from both parties tend to be competitive when it comes to representing constituents from this area. In terms of state politics, 77012 Houston has become an important part of Texas' larger political agenda as it contains a significant portion of the population within the state.
The political climate in Zip 77012 (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 77012 (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 77012 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $3,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $60 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)