Longwood, FL has a diverse and vibrant political landscape. Located in Seminole County in central Florida, the city is home to many active citizens and elected officials who are committed to promoting the best interests of the local community. Local politics in Longwood are focused on education, public safety, economic development, and quality of life. The city council is composed of five members who are elected by residents every four years. They work to set policy and allocate resources to ensure that Longwood remains a desirable place for both current and future generations. Residents of Longwood also have access to state representatives and senators who can advocate for issues important to them at the state level.
The political climate in Longwood, FL is leaning conservative.
Seminole County, FL is leaning liberal. In Seminole County, FL 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seminole county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.9%.
Seminole county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Longwood, FL is leaning conservative.
Seminole County, Florida is leaning 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.
Longwood, Florida: R R r r r 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 Longwood, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,653 contributions totaling $405,163 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,644 contributions totaling $409,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)