Zolfo Springs is a small town in Florida with a population of approximately 2,500 residents. It has an active city council and mayor who work together to make decisions that affect the community. The mayor and four city council members are elected by the town’s citizens every two years. They are responsible for deciding how to spend the public’s money on things such as infrastructure, public safety, and parks. Additionally, they oversee zoning regulations and other city ordinances. The political atmosphere in Zolfo Springs is generally positive; each council member has their own unique perspective but ultimately works together to make decisions that benefit the greater community.
The political climate in Zolfo Springs, FL is moderately conservative.
Hardee County, FL is very conservative. In Hardee County, FL 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 27.0%.
Hardee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zolfo Springs, FL is moderately conservative.
Hardee County, Florida is very conservative.
Wauchula Metro Area is very 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.
Zolfo Springs, 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 Zolfo Springs, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $20,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $46,914 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)