Auburndale, FL is a city located in central Florida with a strong sense of community and many opportunities for civic engagement. The city government consists of an elected mayor and five council members who work together to serve the needs of their constituents. Local politics play an important role in shaping the direction of the city and its progress, so citizens are encouraged to stay involved and informed. Community forums, town hall meetings, and other events provide a platform for discussing pertinent issues and making sure all voices are heard. Through these channels local officials can hear directly from residents about what they want for their city. Citizens have the chance to get more closely involved by running for office or volunteering on campaigns. By staying engaged in the local political process, Auburndale’s citizens can make sure their voices are heard and their opinions shape the future of the city.
The political climate in Auburndale, FL is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Polk County, FL 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.2%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Auburndale, FL is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Lakeland-Winter Haven Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Auburndale, Florida: r R r r R R
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 Auburndale, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,385 contributions totaling $166,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,391 contributions totaling $710,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $511 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)