ABOUT
The objective of this presentation is to examined what zip code areas in Harris County produced the highest number of voters in the March 1, 2022 Democratic and Republican Primaries in Harris County, TX with this question in mind: Does the concentration of voters in zip code areas in Primary elections portend anything about the November elections?
CONCENTRATION OF VOTERS
The provided data tables show the 25 zip code areas that produced the highest number of voters in the March 1, 2022, Harris County Democratic and Republican Primary Elections.
In the Republican Primary, the 25 zip code areas that produced the highest number of voters comprised 52% of the total Republican Party Primary voters. In the Democratic Primary, the 25 zip code areas that produced the highest number of voters comprised 39% of the total Democratic Party Primary voters.
Overall, there are 142 zip code areas in the county for which there is Primary election voting data. If one combines the total number of Democratic Party and Republican Party primary voters in each zip code area, Republicans comprised 50% or more of the voters in 62 zip code areas. While, Democrats comprised 50% or more of the voters in 80 zip code areas.
The population demographics for each zip code are provided as a reference, to consider how race and ethnicity may be related to voter participation. In viewing the Hispanic population data, one should understand that the statistic is not indicative of electoral strength. According to the latest Census, in Harris County, Hispanics comprise 44% of the population. However, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey released in 2019, Hispanics only comprise 29% of the CITIZEN VOTING AGE Population (CVAP). That Population to citizen voting age population ratio should be applied when calculating the Hispanic potential voting strength in a zip code area.
The median household income for each zip code area is also provided to consider how it may impact voter participation.
SOURCE
The voter data in these tables is based on Harris County election records. The source for the median household income and demographics for over 92% of the zip codes is the website HoustonStateofHealth.com.
An Excel file with the 2022 Primary Elections voting totals for all Harris County zip codes will be provided soon.
