The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Southeast 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
Southeast Houston tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Southeast Houston has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Southeast Houston leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Southeast Houston, 17.33% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Southeast Houston women make up 51.53% 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 Southeast Houston is 32.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Southeast Houston a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Southeast Houston, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 24% 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
- East End, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Medical, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- South Main, Houston, TX: more liberal voters
- Midtown, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Rice, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Downtown Houston, Houston, TX: more liberal voters
- Montrose, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Downtown Pasadena, Pasadena, TX: more conservative voters
- West University, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, TX: more liberal voters
- Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
- South Bronx, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Upper West Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Bellaire, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
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