Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and one of the most dynamic cities in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,325,502 people, 77049 Houston is a highly populated area in the city. It is home to a diverse population that includes people from all walks of life. Politically, Houston has traditionally been a strong Democratic stronghold with most of its elected officials belonging to this party. In recent years however, Republican candidates have seen some success in local elections as well. This diversity in representation has allowed for a variety of perspectives to be heard on the important issues facing our community today. Despite its political history, Houston remains an open and inclusive city where everyone can have their voice heard without fear of judgment or exclusion.
The political climate in Zip 77049 (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 77049 (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 77049 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $563,394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,997 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $4,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)