The 77043 neighborhood of Houston, TX is a diverse and vibrant area that is home to a wide range of nationalities and cultures. It is an important part of the greater Houston community, and there are many local political issues that affect its residents. Recently, the City Council has been working on various plans to improve public safety in the area by increasing police presence and creating neighborhood watch programs. Additionally, there has been much discussion about how to reduce traffic congestion through improved infrastructure projects. The city has also recently started initiatives to provide educational opportunities for residents in order to foster economic growth in the area. Local candidates for municipal office have been campaigning with their own individual agendas, ranging from housing reform to better health care options. Residents are encouraged to do their research and get involved in the local political debates in order to make sure their voices are heard when it comes time to vote in local elections.
The political climate in Zip 77043 (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 77043 (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 77043 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,182 contributions totaling $322,258 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 645 contributions totaling $166,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)