The politics in 77073 Houston, TX are largely driven by the demographics of the area. This particular zip code is home to a wide variety of people from different backgrounds and cultures, ranging from affluent white families to working-class Hispanic families. 77073 Houston has also been shown to have a higher than average voter turnout due to its diverse population. Local political candidates often appeal to the wide range of constituents within this zip code, focusing on issues that are important to them such as job growth, access to quality education, police reform, and more. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about local politics through attending townhall meetings and reading up on local news sources.
The political climate in Zip 77073 (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 77073 (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 77073 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 321 contributions totaling $41,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $34,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)