The politics in Wedgefield, FL are centered on the local community and its needs. The citizens of the area take an active role in ensuring that their voices are heard through their elected representatives. Local elections can be quite competitive, with candidates vying for positions such as Mayor, City Council Member, and other important roles. These politicians have dedicated themselves to meeting the needs of the people in their respective districts while striving to make Wedgefield a better place for all. Additionally, civic organizations throughout the city work together to ensure that everyone is represented and that policies reflect the values of the citizens of Wedgefield. By engaging with both these groups and individuals, Wedgefield is able to remain a tight-knit community where each person matters and has a say in how things are run.
The political climate in Wedgefield, FL is leaning liberal.
Orange County, FL is moderately liberal. In Orange County, FL 60.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Orange county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wedgefield, FL is leaning liberal.
Orange County, Florida is moderately 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.
Wedgefield, 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 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 Wedgefield, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $4,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $23,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)