The politics in 77086 Houston, TX are heavily influenced by the diverse range of people who live there. The population is made up of a rich mix of ethnicities and cultures, including African American, Hispanic, Asian American, and White residents. The area is represented in the Texas State Legislature by District 149 Representatives Jarvis Johnson and Armando Walle, who both prioritize improving public education and increasing economic opportunities for constituents. Additionally, the Houston City Council At-Large 5 seat is held by Letitia Plummer who works to better quality of life through improved infrastructure and access to resources such as parks and libraries. With their combined efforts, the political climate in 77086 is one that supports its diverse community in creating a vibrant culture and strong economy.
The political climate in Zip 77086 (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 77086 (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 77086 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $4,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $6,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)