Winter Springs, a city in Seminole County, Florida, has a long-standing history of political involvement. The politics of Winter Springs are carried out through the mayor and five elected city commissioners. Elections are held every two years in November for seats on the City Commission and for the Mayor’s seat. Local candidates for these positions typically have ties to the community and must meet certain qualifications in order to be eligible to run. During election season, information sessions and debates take place throughout the town giving residents an opportunity to become informed about local issues and learn more about each candidate. The City Commission is responsible for a variety of duties such as approving the budget, setting tax rates, overseeing zoning regulations, and more. Residents of Winter Springs take great pride in their city and choose to engage with local politics to ensure it remains vibrant and successful into the future.
The political climate in Winter Springs, 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
Winter Springs, 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.
Winter Springs, 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 Winter Springs, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,274 contributions totaling $728,446 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,003 contributions totaling $795,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)