Houston, TX in zip code 77041 is located within the city limits of Houston. This area is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by District 145's Representative Carol Alvarado and in the Texas Senate by District 6's Senator Carol Alvarado. On a local level, this area is represented by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, representing Precinct 1. The population of 77041 is comprised of many diverse communities and cultures, which are reflected in the political candidates seeking office here. The current mayor of Houston is Sylvester Turner and numerous civic-minded individuals have been running for various positions on Houston City Council to help shape the future of their communities. There has also been a rise in voter turnout and civic engagement from community members who want to have their voices heard in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 77041 (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 77041 (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 77041 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 756 contributions totaling $141,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,240 contributions totaling $277,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)