Houston, TX 77087 is part of the Houston City Council District G. The current representative for District G is Greg Travis, who was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2019. His focus is on preserving neighborhood character, increasing public safety, expanding economic opportunity and creating more affordable housing. He has worked diligently to invest in local infrastructure projects that enhance quality of life for the residents of his district. In addition to his work at the city council level, Travis has also been active with various civic organizations and initiatives throughout the district, including volunteering with numerous charities and community events. He serves on a number of committees related to education, economic development and public health. His overall goal is to ensure that all Houstonians have access to the same opportunities so they can lead successful lives.
The political climate in Zip 77087 (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 77087 (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 77087 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $17,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $44,809 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $659 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)