Houston, PA is a small borough in Pennsylvania located in the southwestern part of the state. It is home to a diverse group of people who are passionate about their local politics. The town has a Mayor and Borough Council who work together to make decisions that affect the community. There are also several volunteer boards and committees that participate in decision-making processes in the borough, including those dealing with public safety, planning & zoning, recreation, public works, and more. The mayor and Borough Council strive to make Houston a safe and pleasant place for everyone to enjoy. They meet regularly to discuss issues facing the town and come up with solutions for their constituents’ benefit. Houston citizens can stay informed about upcoming elections by reading the local newspaper or watching television news stories about political candidates from the area. Election Day is an exciting time for Houston residents as they cast their ballots for their preferred local candidates who will represent them at all levels of government.
The political climate in Houston, PA is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houston, PA is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
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, Pennsylvania: d d r R R R
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Houston, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,749 contributions totaling $181,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 764 contributions totaling $391,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)