Valrico, FL is a small but vibrant city located in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area. The city is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to civic engagement. Local politics are an important part of life here and the citizens take great pride in their ability to influence government policies that shape the future of Valrico. The local elections process is open and transparent with all citizens eligible to vote. Candidates are selected based on their experience, qualifications, and enthusiasm for representing the diverse interests of Valrico’s residents. City council meetings are regularly held in order to discuss issues concerning the city’s growth, infrastructure, safety, and economic development. Valrico citizens have a long history of engaging in local politics and often come together to ensure that their voices are heard throughout the electoral process.
The political climate in Valrico, FL is leaning conservative.
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
Valrico, FL is leaning conservative.
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.
Valrico, 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 Valrico, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,769 contributions totaling $186,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 788 contributions totaling $165,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)