The politics in Broward County, FL, are highly dynamic and influential. The county is the second most populous county in the state of Florida, meaning its citizens have a wide range of interests and needs that are reflected in its politics. As a result, local elected leaders must remain engaged and attentive to their constituents’ concerns. This involves holding town hall meetings regularly to keep residents informed about important issues, organizing social events to build relationships between constituents and officials, and staying active with community organizations. Additionally, local politicians must be knowledgeable on both state and federal level policies that affect Broward County residents. As a whole, this ensures that local political candidates remain accountable to their constituents and create an environment where people feel empowered to shape the future of their community.
The political climate in 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
Broward County, FL 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.
Broward, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Broward County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82,074 contributions totaling $43,452,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $529 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18,928 contributions totaling $11,345,888 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $599 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)