Gibsonton, FL is a small town located in Hillsborough County. Although it has a small population, the people of Gibsonton are very involved in local politics. They support their local politicians and have an active presence at both local and state level political events. The town has elected representatives for both the House of Representatives and the Senate to represent them at a higher level. On the local level, citizens are encouraged to get involved in their communities by attending city council meetings, voting in elections, and voicing their opinions on issues that affect their town. Currently there are several candidates running for various positions in the upcoming election, all of whom bring different experiences and perspectives that will shape the future of Gibsonton.
The political climate in Gibsonton, 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
Gibsonton, 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.
Gibsonton, 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 Gibsonton, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,187 contributions totaling $114,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 588 contributions totaling $109,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)