Pasadena, located in the 77502 zip code, is a bustling city with a diverse political landscape. A variety of candidates have vied for local office in recent years, representing different political backgrounds and ideologies. In terms of the federal government, Pasadena is part of the 14th congressional district of Texas and is represented by Democrat Sylvia Garcia. At the state level, Pasadena lies within District 144 and is represented by Republican Dennis Paul. Meanwhile, locally the mayor's office is held by Jeff Wagner; he presides over a city council comprised of seven members who are elected on even-numbered years. The current council has taken bold steps to improve infrastructure and promote economic development. This includes investing in new technologies and providing incentives to local businesses to encourage job creation and growth in Pasadena and surrounding areas.
The political climate in Zip 77502 (Pasadena, 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 77502 (Pasadena, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Pasadena, 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.
Pasadena, 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 77502 (Pasadena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $16,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $65,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)