The Hammocks, FL is a vibrant community in Miami-Dade County. The city is governed by a mayor and four commissioners who are elected by the people of The Hammocks. The residents of the city are actively involved in the political process, regularly voting in local, state and federal elections. During election season, citizens are encouraged to get to know their local candidates and research their platforms. Local debates often occur between the contenders for each seat on the council. This allows voters to gain insight into how each candidate would lead and represent them if elected. As a result, The Hammocks has experienced a relatively high voter turnout rate over recent years, allowing its leaders to make meaningful decisions that shape the future of this great city.
The political climate in The Hammocks, FL is somewhat 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
The Hammocks, FL is somewhat 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.
The Hammocks, 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 The Hammocks, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,435 contributions totaling $274,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 784 contributions totaling $252,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)