Houston, TX is the home to 77099, a diverse area with people from all walks of life. Politically, it's an interesting place with a wide range of views and opinions. In recent years, local politicians have focused on issues such as public safety, education and economic development in the area. There has been particular emphasis on providing better services to underserved communities and fostering economic growth that will benefit everyone in the area. Local candidates have also focused on helping small businesses grow, making sure taxes are fair and promoting environmental sustainability. As Houston continues to grow and develop, there will be more opportunities for citizens in 77099 to get involved in politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 77099 (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 77099 (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 77099 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 488 contributions totaling $32,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $33,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)