Altamonte Springs, FL is located in Seminole County and has a long history of political activism. The city is part of the red-leaning Florida congressional district 8, and its citizens have consistently voted for Republican candidates in recent elections. Altamonte Springs is also home to several local political organizations, such as the Altamonte Springs Apartment Association and the Altamonte Springs Citizens Forum. These organizations provide opportunities for residents to discuss and debate current issues and to stay informed on what’s happening in local politics. Additionally, many local politicians come from Altamonte Springs or serve the city itself, giving citizens plenty of access to their representatives if they have questions or concerns about any political issue. All in all, politics in Altamonte Springs are active, engaged, and diverse; whatever your political views may be, there’s likely someone willing to listen and engage with you on it here!
The political climate in Altamonte Springs, FL is leaning liberal.
Seminole County, FL is leaning liberal. In Seminole County, FL 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seminole county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.9%.
Seminole county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altamonte Springs, FL is leaning liberal.
Seminole County, Florida is leaning 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.
Altamonte Springs, Florida: R R r r r 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 Altamonte Springs, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,408 contributions totaling $809,357 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,695 contributions totaling $915,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $540 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)