The politics of 77023 Houston, TX are a vibrant and diverse area. All levels of government are represented, from local to federal. At the local level, Houston City Council is responsible for deciding on any issues that arise related to public policy in the city. The Mayor of Houston is also elected by voters in the city and works alongside the council to ensure that Houston is a safe and prosperous place for all its citizens. In addition, there are numerous state representatives and senators who serve in the Texas legislature representing this part of Houston. On the national level, 77023 Houston is represented by one US Congressional representative as well as two US Senators. All these officials work together to ensure that the residents of 77023 Houston have access to all necessary services and resources.
The political climate in Zip 77023 (Houston, 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 77023 (Houston, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Houston, 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.
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 77023 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 745 contributions totaling $101,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $31,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)