Houston, TX 77053 is a diverse and vibrant neighborhood located in the heart of Houston. Politically, the neighborhood has historically leaned democratic, with a majority of residents voting for Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of independent voters in Houston 77053. Many of these independent voters are young professionals looking to make an impact in their local community through their vote. Some of the most popular local political candidates representing 77053 are State Representative Jarvis Johnson and City Council Member Letitia Plummer. Both have been vocal advocates for improving education, public safety, and access to health care for all citizens of 77053. They strive to ensure that every voice is heard and that everyone's opinion matters when it comes to making decisions that will affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 77053 (Houston, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Fort Bend County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Fort Bend County, TX 54.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fort Bend county remained strongly Democratic, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Fort Bend county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77053 (Houston, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Houston, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Fort Bend 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 r r 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 77053 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $7,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)