The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Downtown Houston. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Downtown Houston tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Downtown Houston has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Downtown Houston leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Downtown Houston, 24.87% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Downtown Houston women make up 13.11% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Downtown Houston is 35.7, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Downtown Houston a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Downtown Houston, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 23% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midtown, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Montrose, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Rice Military, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Greater Fifth Ward, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- East End, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Greater Heights, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Rice, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Kashmere Gardens, Houston, TX: more liberal voters
- River Oaks, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Cleveland, Cleveland, OH: more liberal voters
- West 7th, St. Paul, MN: more liberal voters
- Central Napa, Napa, CA: more liberal voters
- Coulwood West, Charlotte, NC: more liberal voters
- Sulphur Springs, Tampa, FL: more conservative voters
- Estlake Greens, Chula Vista, CA: more liberal voters
- East Akron, Akron, OH: more conservative voters
- Southern Highlands, Enterprise, NV: more conservative voters
- Martha Lake, Lynnwood, WA: more conservative voters
- Welleby, Sunrise, FL: more liberal voters
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