Houston, TX 77045 is a diverse and vibrant area of the city. It is home to a variety of businesses, shops, and restaurants, as well as numerous schools and entertainment venues. On the political front, the Houston City Council consists of sixteen elected members who are responsible for representing the interests of their district and making decisions about local policies. The council also works closely with other agencies such as Metro Houston and the Mayor's Office to set policies that affect all citizens in Houston. At the state level, Texas State Representatives are elected from each district to represent their constituents and push for necessary legislation in Austin. Additionally, several members of Congress represent various areas within Houston in Washington D.C., advocating for the needs of their particular districts. All these officials serve to ensure that issues affecting 77045 are properly addressed by those with authority to act on them.
The political climate in Zip 77045 (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 77045 (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 77045 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 652 contributions totaling $65,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $7,638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)