The city of Poinciana, FL is located in western Polk County and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan area. It's known for its diverse population that includes many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. In recent years, the area has seen an increase in political activity, with many local candidates running for office. The most prominent among them is Michael A. Blake, a lifelong resident of Poinciana who is running for re-election to the City Commission. Other candidates include Johnnie Dereese, a local businessman; Maria Rios, a former teacher and civil rights activist; and Alfonso Lopez, Jr., a retired military veteran. These individuals are dedicated to serving their community and bringing positive change to Poinciana through improved infrastructure development, economic prosperity and environmental sustainability initiatives.
The political climate in Poinciana, FL is somewhat liberal.
Osceola County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Osceola County, FL 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 42.5%.
Osceola county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Poinciana, FL is somewhat liberal.
Osceola County, Florida is somewhat 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.
Poinciana, Florida: d 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 Poinciana, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,282 contributions totaling $183,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,024 contributions totaling $152,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)