Houston, TX 77036 is an area with a diverse population. The area is represented by several state and local politicians, including Representative Jarvis Johnson, Senator Borris Miles, and Councilman Jerry Davis. Local politics in the 77036 area is focused on improving quality of life for all citizens. Politicians work to promote public safety and education initiatives that benefit residents of the area. Additionally, they often sponsor legislation that helps to improve access to affordable housing and healthcare services. Community leaders also advocate for environmental protection measures that help maintain clean air and water in the region. Through their efforts, they strive to make 77036 Houston a great place to live and work for all who call it home.
The political climate in Zip 77036 (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 77036 (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 77036 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 962 contributions totaling $149,452 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 376 contributions totaling $111,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)