Cypress Gardens, FL is a small town located in Polk County. It is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life. Politically, Cypress Gardens is mostly comprised of conservative voters who tend to support Republican candidates. The local political scene consists of municipal elections for mayor and city council members every two years. Residents are encouraged to become involved in their local government and voice their opinions on the issues that affect them and their families. Candidates running for office often focus on platforms that emphasize job growth, quality education, public safety, and responsible environmental stewardship. Although Cypress Gardens remains predominantly conservative, some residents have started to embrace progressive ideas as well. Despite its small size, the politics in Cypress Gardens has a significant impact on the community and those who live there.
The political climate in Cypress Gardens, 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
Cypress Gardens, 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.
Cypress Gardens, 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 Cypress Gardens, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,202 contributions totaling $100,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 669 contributions totaling $185,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)