The city of Pasadena, TX (77506) is located in the southeastern part of the state of Texas. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 154,000 people and offers a rich history and culture. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with members elected from nine districts. The City Council enacts local ordinances and adopts an annual budget that funds various municipal services such as police and fire departments, public works, parks and recreation, among others. There are currently seven members on the City Council, each representing one district within the city’s boundaries. In addition, two members are elected at large to serve all residents of the city. As with other cities across Texas and the United States, Pasadena has two major political parties – Democratic and Republican – vying for representation in local elections. These elections often have heated debates over issues such as taxes, spending priorities, social programs and regulation. Local political candidates typically must articulate their positions on these topics in order to capture voter attention and support during election time.
The political climate in Zip 77506 (Pasadena, 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 77506 (Pasadena, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Pasadena, 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.
Pasadena, 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 77506 (Pasadena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $8,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,158 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)