The Arcadia, FL Metro Area is a large and diverse region that has seen a great deal of political activity over the years. The area includes several smaller cities and towns, as well as part of larger metropolitan areas nearby. Politically, the area is represented by both Republicans and Democrats in local government and at the state level. Locally, mayors are elected every four years through nonpartisan elections. The county commission is made up of five members who are also elected every four years. At the state level, both houses of the Florida legislature are represented by representatives from the Arcadia area. In addition to this representation, residents of Arcadia have had a voice in recent elections for governor and other statewide offices. As such, residents can be proud that their voices have been heard on a statewide level in recent years.
The political climate in Arcadia Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Arcadia Metro Area 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, the Arcadia metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 33.6%.
The Arcadia metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Arcadia Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $10,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $180,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)