Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Houston County tụrụ vootu maka ndị Democrats na-agbasochi anya maka ọtụtụ narị afọ nke iri abụọ, ma jiri nwayọọ nwayọọ gbanwee votu maka ndị Republican na-agbasochi anya na njedebe nke narị afọ na n'ime iri abụọ na otu. Na ntuliaka gọvanọ nke afọ 2018, ebe ọ na-agaghị ebute mpaghara Houston, Stacey Abrams mere ka ọ dị mma na mpaghara Democratic na mpaghara ahụ, na-eme ka ọ dị mma pasent ise ma e jiri ya tụnyere Hillary Clinton na 2016 na pasent anọ ma e jiri ya tụnyere Barack Obama.
2008 na-agba ọsọ. Houston bụ otu n'ime mpaghara ise nke Abrams na-ebughi nke mere ka ndị Democrats nwee mmeri. Joe Biden mere ka ndị Democrats nweta ọkwa kachasị mma kemgbe afọ 1980.