The city of Land O' Lakes, FL, is located in the Tampa Bay area and is part of Pasco County. Politically, the city leans heavily towards the Republican Party, with voter registration more than doubling that of Democrats since 2012. The current mayor is Brad Webber who was first elected in 2014 and re-elected for a second term in 2018. Additionally, the city council consists of five members who are each elected to serve four-year terms. The local political scene in Land O' Lakes is largely focused on small government initiatives such as balancing budgets, improving infrastructure, and increasing public safety. Issues such as job creation, economic development, and environmental protection are also important to local voters. With its small-town charm and close proximity to Tampa Bay's many attractions, politics in Land O' Lakes reflects its diverse constituency and is constantly evolving to meet their needs.
The political climate in Land O' Lakes, 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
Land O' Lakes, 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.
Land O' Lakes, 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 Land O' Lakes, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,059 contributions totaling $386,611 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,426 contributions totaling $562,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $394 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)