Christmas, FL is a small town located in Orange County, Florida. With its population of roughly 1,500 people and its tight-knit community, politics in Christmas are seen as an important factor in maintaining the town’s identity. Local issues such as public safety and infrastructure are key topics for the town's residents when it comes to local political candidates. Given the size of the town, candidates typically have intimate knowledge of what drives the local economy and are fondly known by members of the community. The local elections take place every two years and often feature multiple candidates running for various positions such as mayor or city council representatives. Candidates must strive to understand what matters most to their constituents if they want to be elected into office. As a result, campaigns typically focus on engaging with the locals to ensure that any proposed changes are beneficial for all of Christmas’s citizens.
The political climate in Christmas, FL is leaning liberal.
Orange County, FL is moderately liberal. In Orange County, FL 60.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Orange county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Christmas, FL is leaning liberal.
Orange County, Florida is moderately 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.
Christmas, 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 Christmas, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)