Houston, TX, in zip code 77081, is a vibrant and diverse community that is home to many families, businesses, and organizations. When it comes to politics in the area, there are a wide variety of candidates running for local offices. In the 2020 election cycle, there are several candidates campaigning for roles such as City Council Member, County Constable, Mayor of Houston, State Representative for District 146 and many more. All of these candidates come from different backgrounds and share unique perspectives on how to best serve their constituents. Residents of 77081 can vote for whichever candidate they believe is most qualified and capable of addressing issues facing their district and representing their interests. With so many options to choose from, it's important that voters take the time to learn about each candidate before heading out to cast their ballot this November.
The political climate in Zip 77081 (Houston, TX) is moderately 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 77081 (Houston, TX) is moderately liberal.
Houston, Texas is moderately 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 77081 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 595 contributions totaling $81,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $392,161 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)