Oviedo, FL is a small city of around 40,000 people located in Seminole County near Orlando. It is known for its classic suburban charm and peaceful neighborhoods. In Oviedo, politics are a major influence on the community. The City of Oviedo has a Mayor-Council form of government with five council members elected by the residents. The mayor and council members serve four-year terms and oversee issues such as zoning regulations, budgeting, parks and recreation programs, public works projects, economic development initiatives, and more. The local elections for mayor and council members typically draw large crowds with numerous candidates running for office. There are many local political organizations that host forums where voters can meet and learn about potential candidates for office. Overall, the political scene in Oviedo is an important part of life in the community.
The political climate in Oviedo, FL is leaning conservative.
Seminole County, FL is leaning liberal. In Seminole County, FL 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seminole county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.9%.
Seminole county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oviedo, FL is leaning conservative.
Seminole County, Florida is leaning 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.
Oviedo, Florida: R R r r r 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 Oviedo, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,916 contributions totaling $368,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,659 contributions totaling $628,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)