Houston's 77008 zip code is located in the northwest part of the city and is largely made up of diverse and vibrant communities. Though the area contains a number of residential neighborhoods, it also includes several parks, libraries, and businesses that contribute to its unique character. In terms of politics, 77008 is represented by State Representative Jarvis Johnson who serves as a member of both the Texas House of Representatives and the Harris County Delegation. Johnson has been an advocate for education reform, job creation, public safety, and transportation issues throughout his political career. Additionally, he works alongside several City Council members from Houston's District B to ensure that residents have their voices heard on important local topics. With their combined effort, Johnson and the City Council are committed to improving 77008's quality of life through positive political engagement.
The political climate in Zip 77008 (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 77008 (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 77008 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,516 contributions totaling $903,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,104 contributions totaling $592,184 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $536 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)