The politics in 77006 Houston, TX are constantly changing and evolving. The population of this area is approximately 25,000 people, with diverse ethnic backgrounds and cultures. It is represented politically by State Representative Richard Raymond who works to balance the needs of his constituents while also representing the state鈥檚 interests. The Texas Senate is represented by Senator Judith Zaffrini who works to protect the rights and interests of all Texans, particularly those living in zip code 77006. Local candidates running for office often come from various backgrounds and have various ideas on how to serve their communities though they must ultimately work together to put forth legislation that is best for everyone in the district.
The political climate in Zip 77006 (Houston, 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 77006 (Houston, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Houston, 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.
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 77006 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,781 contributions totaling $2,684,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 850 contributions totaling $4,717,434 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)