Opa-locka, FL is a city located in Miami-Dade County with a rich history and culture. Politics in the area are largely centered on issues that impact the local community such as crime rates, education initiatives, economic development, infrastructure, public safety, and environmental protection. Opa-locka has several elected officials representing it at all levels of government. These include a Mayor and Vice Mayor as well as four commissioners who serve on the City Commission. The City Commission sets policy for all areas of government in Opa-locka including police services, fire protection, infrastructure projects, and municipal services. Political candidates run for office to represent the interests of their constituents at various levels of government. Local elections are held every two years in November to determine which leaders will serve the city for the next term. It is important for residents to participate in elections so that their needs are accurately represented by local officials at all levels of government.
The political climate in Opa-locka, FL is moderately liberal.
Miami-Dade County, FL is leaning liberal. In Miami-Dade County, FL 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami-Dade county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 46.0%.
Miami-Dade county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Opa-locka, FL is moderately liberal.
Miami-Dade County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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.
Opa-locka, 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 Opa-locka, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,248 contributions totaling $1,586,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,272 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 450 contributions totaling $322,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $718 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)