The politics in Bloomingdale, FL are relatively laid back and focused on local issues that directly impact the community. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on development and infrastructure projects aimed at improving the quality of life for residents. Local elections have seen a rise in voter turnout as residents are eager to have their voices heard through their elected representatives. Candidates running for office in Bloomingdale have typically focused on local initiatives such as creating job opportunities, improving housing affordability, and investing in public safety projects. Residents of Bloomingdale have come together to support candidates who share their same beliefs and values when it comes to improving the community they call home.
The political climate in Bloomingdale, FL is leaning conservative.
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
Bloomingdale, FL is leaning conservative.
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.
Bloomingdale, 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 Bloomingdale, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,253 contributions totaling $213,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 835 contributions totaling $250,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)