Hudson, Florida is a small community located in Pasco County. Although the population varies, it has become an important part of the local political landscape in recent years. The Hudson City Council is comprised of five members charged with making decisions that affect the day-to-day operations of the town. They are responsible for passing ordinances, proposing budgets and overseeing various public works projects. In addition to these duties, they also consider issues related to land use and development within the city limits as well as other matters affecting the citizens of Hudson. Locally elected representatives also advocate on behalf of Hudson residents in Tallahassee when it comes to state politics. From challenging state regulations to lobbying for increased funding for local schools or infrastructure projects, these elected officials work hard to ensure that their constituents have a voice when it comes to matters that could potentially impact them.
The political climate in Hudson, FL is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, FL is moderately conservative. In Pasco County, FL 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pasco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 39.3%.
Pasco county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hudson, FL is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, Florida is moderately conservative.
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.
Hudson, Florida: d 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 Hudson, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,068 contributions totaling $39,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 319 contributions totaling $53,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)