The politics in 77009 Houston, TX are centered around the issues affecting the local community. 77009 is a part of Houston's District F, which is represented by Council Member Tiffany Thomas. She has been active in pushing for more investment in public works and infrastructure projects, as well as improved public safety. Additionally, she has advocated for greater access to green spaces and trails throughout the district. Her main focus is on improving quality of life for all residents in her district, regardless of their background or income level. She also actively supports small businesses and entrepreneurship, encouraging economic development within the area. There are many other local political candidates running for office that share similar views with Council Member Thomas when it comes to improving the lives of those in 77009 Houston, TX.
The political climate in Zip 77009 (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 77009 (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 77009 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,215 contributions totaling $452,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $139,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)