The politics in 77076 Houston, TX are largely influenced by the local government. Local representatives from various political parties, such as the Democratic and Republican parties, are elected to serve in the Texas legislature. Their decisions can have a major impact on the lives of people living in 77076 Houston. Additionally, residents can get involved in local campaigns and events to express their concerns and opinions about issues they believe are important. Furthermore, there are several civic organizations that provide information about important legislation or reforms that could affect 77076 Houston's future. The news media also plays an essential role in keeping citizens informed about current political topics of debate. All of these components ensure that 77076 Houston remains an engaged and active part of the political process.
The political climate in Zip 77076 (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 77076 (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 77076 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $23,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $41,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,482 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)