Thonotosassa, FL is a small city located in Hillsborough County that is home to a diverse population of people. It is governed by a mayor and four city commissioners that make up the local government. The city’s leaders strive to ensure that the citizens of Thonotosassa are provided with quality public services and safety by enacting policies that benefit its residents. Local elections are held every two years and include candidates from all parties who wish to represent the interests of their constituents. During election season, some of the main issues discussed by candidates include taxes, public safety, education, economic development, and infrastructure. Community members are encouraged to get involved in the political process by attending debates and forums as well as volunteering for campaigns in order to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Thonotosassa, FL is leaning liberal.
Hillsborough County, FL is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, FL 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 45.8%.
Hillsborough county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thonotosassa, FL is leaning liberal.
Hillsborough County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning 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.
Thonotosassa, Florida: r 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 Thonotosassa, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 770 contributions totaling $139,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $171,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $515 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)