Southeast Arcadia, FL is a vibrant community in the heart of Florida's Gulf Coast. It is home to a thriving economy and a diverse population of people from all walks of life. Politically, Southeast Arcadia is a part of its county’s district five which has consistently voted democratic since the mid-2000s. The town prides itself on being one of the most progressive and liberal districts in the state. Its local politics are run by individuals who understand the need for progressive policies such as environmental protection and social justice issues. Community members are highly engaged in local elections with many taking part in canvassing efforts to get out the vote and inform people about their candidates. Candidates have long-standing relationships with their constituents, often working together to ensure that they are making decisions that are best for everyone in their community. Southeast Arcadia is an area that values democracy, equity, and fairness as seen through its active political participation and support for progressive initiatives.
The political climate in Southeast Arcadia, FL is somewhat conservative.
DeSoto County, FL is strongly conservative. In DeSoto County, FL 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeSoto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 33.6%.
DeSoto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Southeast Arcadia, FL is somewhat conservative.
DeSoto County, Florida is strongly conservative.
Arcadia Metro Area is strongly 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.
Southeast Arcadia, 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 Southeast Arcadia, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $9,184 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $171,308 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,803 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)