Lake Hart, FL is a small town situated in the Florida Panhandle with many of its citizens taking great pride in their community. Despite its small size and population, Lake Hart has a vibrant political atmosphere with many local issues that are of concern to its citizens. Local elections have been hotly contested for years and candidates range from conservative to progressive, giving residents a wide array of choices when it comes to voting. The topics discussed in these elections range from economic development initiatives that will bring new businesses into the area, or environmental protection measures that will ensure the long-term sustainability of the region and its resources. In addition to local politics, Lake Hart residents also participate in state and national elections as well, ensuring that their voices are heard far beyond the boundaries of their own town.
The political climate in Lake Hart, 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
Lake Hart, 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.
Lake Hart, 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 Lake Hart, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,127 contributions totaling $65,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $26,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)