Brandon, Florida is a fast-growing community located in Hillsborough County. It has a diverse population of over 108,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. The city boasts several parks and recreational areas, along with excellent schools and thriving businesses. Politically, Brandon is represented in the Florida State Legislature by Representatives Jackie Toledo and Fentrice Driskell. In addition to these elected officials, Brandon is served by various local government organizations such as the Mayor's Office, the City Council, school boards and other boards that represent the interests of citizens. These representatives frequently work together to ensure that the city works for all residents. Citizens also have a voice in local politics through Town Hall meetings and Citizen Advisory Committees that meet regularly to discuss issues important to the community.
The political climate in Brandon, FL is leaning liberal.
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
Brandon, FL is leaning liberal.
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.
Brandon, 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 Brandon, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,821 contributions totaling $529,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,897 contributions totaling $895,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)