St. Cloud, FL is located in Osceola County and is home to a population of over 42,000 residents. As the county seat of Osceola County, St. Cloud has had a long history of political representation and engagement. Local politicians are often involved in decision-making related to the city's growth and development, such as approving new businesses or deciding what types of infrastructure projects should be pursued. In addition, local politicians also represent St. Cloud in state government by advocating for policies that benefit the citizens of St. Cloud and Osceola County as a whole. Residents are highly encouraged to stay engaged with their local politics and participate in civic activities such as voting for their preferred candidates during elections or attending city council meetings to express their opinions on important issues facing the community.
The political climate in St. Cloud, FL is leaning liberal.
Osceola County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Osceola County, FL 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 42.5%.
Osceola county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Cloud, FL is leaning liberal.
Osceola County, Florida is somewhat liberal.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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.
St. Cloud, Florida: d 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 St. Cloud, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,287 contributions totaling $142,190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 766 contributions totaling $179,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)