Fort Lauderdale, FL is an incredible city with a thriving political landscape. In the 33312 zip code, there is representation from all levels of government – from local to state and even national. At the local level, Fort Lauderdale has a mayor and a city commission that are responsible for setting policy and making decisions about the future of the city. There are several registered political parties in Fort Lauderdale represented on the ballot: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and No Party Affiliation. This allows citizens to cast their votes for whichever candidate they wish to support. Additionally, there are numerous special interest groups that lobby for specific policies and causes in Fort Lauderdale's political arena. Because of its diverse population, Fort Lauderdale offers a unique opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard and engage in meaningful dialogue about important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Zip 33312 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is moderately 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
Zip 33312 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is moderately liberal.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida is moderately 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.
Fort Lauderdale, 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 33312 (Fort Lauderdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,619 contributions totaling $398,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $137,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)