Houston, TX is the home of 77051, a city filled with diverse and vibrant people. The local political scene for 77051 Houston offers a variety of candidates to choose from. The majority of the residents in 77051 are registered Democrats, with a minority making up Republican voters. Every election cycle brings new ideas to the table, and all candidates are passionate about ensuring that their district and its citizens have access to quality education, health care services, public safety initiatives and job opportunities. There are numerous grassroots campaigns throughout the district that encourage voters to get out and make their voices heard. All candidates share an equal commitment to serving the community by working together for common goals and shared objectives. With so many voices coming together in harmony, one thing is for certain: politics in Houston's 77051 zip code are alive and well!
The political climate in Zip 77051 (Houston, TX) is moderately 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 77051 (Houston, TX) is moderately liberal.
Houston, Texas is moderately 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 77051 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,406 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $7,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)