Cheval, FL is a small town located in the Sunshine State of Florida. With a population of just over 2,000 people, it is a tight-knit community with strong ties to local politics. Every two years, residents of Cheval are able to cast their ballot for the local City Council and Mayor positions. The current Mayor is Leslie Allen who has been in office since 2017. She is committed to serving the needs of the town and ensuring its growth and progress. Allen has worked closely with her council members to promote economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives and expand public parks and recreational facilities for residents. The current city council consists of five members who represent the various interests of the citizens in Cheval and strive to keep the town prosperous and vibrant.
The political climate in Cheval, 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
Cheval, 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.
Cheval, 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 Cheval, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,770 contributions totaling $162,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 478 contributions totaling $200,222 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)