Oakland, FL is a small town located in the central part of the state. With a population of approximately 2,800 people, it is considered a quiet and quaint community. Although there is no local government, Oakland follows the laws and regulations set by Orange County, which oversees many aspects of their lives. The county also sets the taxes residents must pay and provides public services like schools, infrastructure maintenance, parks, emergency services, and more. In terms of political representation at the state level, Oakland falls within Florida's 8th Congressional district and is represented by Congressman Alan Grayson. At the local level, Oakland residents are represented by several members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors who work to ensure that their needs are heard and met in a fair and equitable manner.
The political climate in Oakland, 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
Oakland, 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.
Oakland, 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 Oakland, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,077 contributions totaling $292,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,231 contributions totaling $254,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)