The politics of the 77085 Houston, TX area are diverse and changeable. The area is represented by Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee in the United States House of Representatives. She is a Democrat who works to promote progressive policies and initiatives such as social justice, civil rights, and environmental protection. In addition to her Congressional duties, she has also served on numerous committees in both the House and Senate since taking office in 1995. At the state level, Texas Senator Borris Miles represents Houston's District 13 which includes 77085. He is a staunch progressive who supports healthcare reform, criminal justice reform, education reform, tax relief for small businesses, police body cameras, and expanding economic opportunity for all Texans. His efforts have been widely recognized by both his colleagues in Austin and constituents throughout Houston's 77085 area.
The political climate in Zip 77085 (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 77085 (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 77085 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $5,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)