Lake Magdalene, FL is a vibrant and diverse community situated in Hillsborough County. Politics often take a backseat to the everyday activities of its citizens - from enjoying the lake's recreation areas to visiting its range of shops and restaurants. Local elections are fiercely contested with candidates representing different views on how best to manage public resources and services, improve infrastructure, create economic growth, and support community initiatives. Residents of Lake Magdalene make sure their voices are heard by getting involved in local campaigns and events. Together they work to ensure that their district continues to remain a desirable place for current residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Lake Magdalene, 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
Lake Magdalene, 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.
Lake Magdalene, 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 Lake Magdalene, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,232 contributions totaling $584,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,409 contributions totaling $818,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)