Southwest Ranches, FL is a small town located in Broward County. It is known for its rural atmosphere, peaceful environment, and strong sense of community. As such, it has a unique political landscape that can be difficult to navigate. The town is part of the 23rd district represented by Congressman Alcee Hastings in the United States House of Representatives. Additionally, the town is part of the 35th district represented by State Senator Bobby Powell. Both representatives are committed to preserving Southwest Ranches’ small-town charm while also advocating for its citizens’ interests across the state and nation. Local elections are held every two years at which time voters can choose from a wide range of local candidates who strive to make a positive impact on the community. As such, Southwest Ranches enjoys a vibrant political climate where people work together to ensure their voices are heard and taken into account when important decisions are made that affect their lives.
The political climate in Southwest Ranches, FL is somewhat liberal.
Broward County, FL is strongly liberal. In Broward County, FL 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broward county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 34.7%.
Broward county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Southwest Ranches, FL is somewhat liberal.
Broward County, Florida is strongly 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.
Southwest Ranches, 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 Southwest Ranches, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,913 contributions totaling $1,807,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,041 contributions totaling $837,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)