Lighthouse Point, FL is a small coastal town located in Broward County. While the town does not have its own local government or political representatives, it is governed by the county board of commissioners and elected representatives. Residents of Lighthouse Point are able to vote in local county-wide elections for the mayor of Broward County, as well as the other members of the Broward County Commission. Additionally, residents participate in state and federal elections, with representatives from both levels of government responsible for addressing their concerns. Generally speaking, politics in Lighthouse Point mirrors those on a broader scale across Florida and the US.
The political climate in Lighthouse Point, FL is somewhat liberal.
Broward County, FL is strongly liberal. In Broward County, FL 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broward county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 34.7%.
Broward county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lighthouse Point, FL is somewhat liberal.
Broward County, Florida is strongly liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Florida 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.
Lighthouse Point, Florida: D D D D 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Lighthouse Point, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,758 contributions totaling $311,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 773 contributions totaling $371,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)