The politics in 77498 Sugar Land, TX are an important part of the community. With a population of just over 88,000 people, Sugar Land is home to a variety of diverse perspectives and experiences. The city is divided into five districts, each represented by their own local elected officials on the city council. Current members include Himesh Gandhi, Harish Jajoo, Amy Mitchell, Charles E. Allen III, and Harish Jajoo. Each representative works to ensure that the needs of Sugar Land residents are met through sound fiscal policies, responsible government spending, and transparency in decision-making. In addition to the city council representatives, other important political figures in Sugar Land include Mayor Joe Zimmerman and City Manager Allen Bogard. Together these leaders strive to promote economic development and create an environment where citizens can live safely and thrive.
The political climate in Zip 77498 (Sugar Land, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Fort Bend County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Fort Bend County, TX 54.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fort Bend county remained strongly Democratic, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Fort Bend county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77498 (Sugar Land, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Sugar Land, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Fort Bend 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.
Sugar Land, Texas: R R r r 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 77498 (Sugar Land)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,137 contributions totaling $103,719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 423 contributions totaling $83,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)