Lutz, Florida is a small city in Hillsborough County that is known for its vibrant communities and strong sense of community. The city offers numerous parks, recreational centers, and cultural attractions for residents to enjoy. The city council works hard to ensure that the community’s needs are met on an ongoing basis. Elected officials include Mayor Chris Arbutine and City Council members Maria Ann Blanco, Elyse Marzullo, Craig Boulton, Steve George, Sam Poole Jr., and Eva Whitaker. The council strives to promote economic development while also preserving Lutz's unique culture. They work diligently to improve public safety and infrastructure while also providing necessary services such as trash pickup and public transportation. Additionally, the council works with local organizations to provide recreational programs for the youth of the community such as sports leagues and after-school activities which foster important skills like teamwork and leadership. Overall, Lutz continues to strive towards maintaining a safe and prosperous environment for their citizens by making sure all their needs are met.
The political climate in Lutz, FL is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, FL is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, FL 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 45.8%.
Hillsborough county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lutz, FL is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Lutz, Florida: r r 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 Lutz, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,397 contributions totaling $523,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,408 contributions totaling $529,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)