Houston's 77022 zip code is located in the Northside neighborhood, and is home to a diverse population. Like other parts of the city, politics in this area focus on issues related to public safety, education, economic development, and transportation. In recent years, residents have been pushing for more investment in infrastructure projects and initiatives that can support the local economy. Local businesses are also looking for better access to city resources and services. On the state level, representatives from this district focus on healthcare reform and expanding access to quality education for all Texans. Local candidates running for office aim to create policies that will benefit their constituents while taking into account the needs of the broader Houston community.
The political climate in Zip 77022 (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 77022 (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 77022 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $9,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $9,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)