West Little River, FL is a small city located just northwest of Miami in Dade County. Politics in West Little River are heavily influenced by the larger city of Miami. As such, local officials focus on initiatives that will benefit both Miami and West Little River, such as improving public transportation links or creating educational opportunities for residents. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties, and races are usually closely contested. Residents tend to be very engaged with local politics and actively participate in political events throughout the year. The local leadership also strives to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens by focusing on issues like crime prevention and economic development. Overall, politics in West Little River is an important part of life for many residents, as it serves to shape the future of their community.
The political climate in West Little River, FL is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Dade County, FL is leaning liberal. In Miami-Dade County, FL 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami-Dade county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 46.0%.
Miami-Dade county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Little River, FL is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Dade County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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.
West Little River, 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 West Little River, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 771 contributions totaling $84,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $74,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,007 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)