Ruskin, FL is a small town located in Hillsborough County with a population of around 22,000 people. It is home to several independent businesses and organizations, and has been the focus of recent political and economic development initiatives. As a result, local politics have become increasingly important in Ruskin. Local politicians have committed to addressing issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and quality of life issues in the community. On the state level, representatives from Hillsborough County have focused their efforts on providing resources for the citizens of Ruskin. With their constituency firmly in mind, these representatives are committed to making sure that all residents receive fair representation in local government.
The political climate in Ruskin, FL is leaning liberal.
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
Ruskin, FL is leaning liberal.
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.
Ruskin, 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 Ruskin, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,560 contributions totaling $115,541 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 460 contributions totaling $106,621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)