In 77345 Houston, TX, the politics are focused on ensuring that all residents have access to a quality education and essential services. At the local level, school boards work hard to develop policies that benefit children and their families. Elected officials also take part in promoting economic development in the community by providing resources for businesses to create jobs and strengthen the economy. In addition, elected officials work to advocate for social justice through initiatives such as criminal justice reform and police accountability. The combination of these efforts ensures that 77345 Houston, TX remains a safe and prosperous place for everyone to live and thrive.
The political climate in Zip 77345 (Houston, TX) is leaning 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 77345 (Houston, TX) is leaning liberal.
Houston, Texas is leaning 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 77345 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 842 contributions totaling $100,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,513 contributions totaling $301,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)