Port Orange, FL is a city in Volusia County with a population of around 59,000. The city is known for its beautiful parks, excellent schools and friendly atmosphere. Politically, Port Orange is represented by the Florida State Senate District 8 and the Florida House of Representatives District 26. The current Senator representing District 8 is from the Republican Party and the two current Representatives from District 26 are both from the Democratic Party. Locally, elections are held every two years for City Council Members, who serve three-year terms. Candidates must be registered voters in Port Orange and are usually local citizens who have an interest in making a positive difference in their community. In addition to electing local representatives, citizens can also participate in state and national elections as well as referendums on specific issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Port Orange, FL is somewhat conservative.
Volusia County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Volusia County, FL 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Volusia county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.4%.
Volusia county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Orange, FL is somewhat conservative.
Volusia County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Port Orange, Florida: d d d r R R
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 Port Orange, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,228 contributions totaling $562,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,104 contributions totaling $1,390,069 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)