Maitland, FL is a small city located in Orange County, with a population of about 17,000. It is known for its tree-lined streets and historic downtown area. Politically, Maitland is a traditionally conservative town that leans Republican. Despite this trend, the city has seen an increase in candidates representing more progressive ideologies in recent years. Local politicians have proposed several initiatives to improve the quality of life in Maitland, such as investing in public schools and parks. Several candidates have also sought to make Maitland more affordable by reducing property taxes and fees. In addition, many local politicians focus on making Maitland a safe place for residents by introducing laws to combat crime and protect vulnerable populations such as the elderly and children.
The political climate in Maitland, FL is somewhat 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
Maitland, FL is somewhat 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.
Maitland, 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 Maitland, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,444 contributions totaling $3,119,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,167 contributions totaling $3,066,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $968 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)