The politics of Lake Hamilton, FL are largely dominated by local issues and initiatives. The town's government is focused on providing essential services to its citizens, such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Many local politicians have been active in advocating for growth and progress in the town while still preserving its unique character. There has been a strong focus recently on developing more green spaces and recreational areas around the area. The community is also proud of its traditional values and works hard to protect them through responsible governance. Much of this effort has come from local elected officials who have made sure that the needs of their constituents are heard and addressed. With an emphasis on collaboration between all levels of government, Lake Hamilton’s political scene is constantly evolving with new ideas and initiatives being proposed every election cycle.
The political climate in Lake Hamilton, FL is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Polk County, FL 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.2%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Hamilton, FL is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Lakeland-Winter Haven Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lake Hamilton, Florida: r R r r R R
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 Lake Hamilton, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,494 contributions totaling $90,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 482 contributions totaling $72,231 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)