Zellwood, FL is a small, rural town located in Orange County. It has a rich history of politics, with many residents taking part in local elections and debates. The town's population is largely conservative, and the main political party in the area is the Republican Party. Residents often debate over important topics such as taxes, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and education reform. Local political candidates have focused on improving conditions for all citizens in Zellwood by advocating for better public services and increased funding for schools. Additionally, they work to create jobs for local citizens who may not be able to find opportunities elsewhere and push for reforms that will make life easier and more economically viable for Zellwood residents. The community has also continually worked together to keep the environment clean and preserve the natural habitats of the region. All in all, politics in Zellwood are vibrant and engaging - whether one agrees or disagrees with certain policies or platforms - everyone is invited to take part in the process.
The political climate in Zellwood, 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
Zellwood, 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.
Zellwood, 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 Zellwood, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,799 contributions totaling $238,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,132 contributions totaling $211,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)