The politics in Minneola, FL are largely influenced by the local government, which is responsible for providing the community with necessary services and policies. The town council consists of five members who are elected to four-year terms by the citizens of Minneola. The mayor is also elected by the citizens and serves a two-year term. These officials are responsible for setting the priorities and goals for the city, from tax policy to public safety initiatives. Other political issues that may come before the town council include decisions surrounding zoning ordinances, land use regulations, infrastructure improvements, and economic development programs. Additionally, Minneola residents have an opportunity to get involved in local politics through attending town hall meetings or participating in local elections. All residents are invited to be a part of this civic process and to help shape their community through their voice and vote!
The political climate in Minneola, FL is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, FL is moderately conservative. In Lake County, FL 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 39.5%.
Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Minneola, FL is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Florida is moderately conservative.
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.
Minneola, Florida: R 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 Minneola, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,405 contributions totaling $175,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 865 contributions totaling $201,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)