The city of Lakeland, FL (33810) is a vibrant community in the heart of Central Florida. It is home to a diverse array of local businesses, recreational activities, and cultural attractions. Politically, the city is part of Polk County and is represented by both the Republican and Democratic parties at the state level. At the local level, several candidates are vying for positions on City Council and other boards in order to represent their constituents in Lakeland. Issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and environmental sustainability are all important topics of discussion for local politicians. Residents of Lakeland have a variety of opinions regarding their political representation and it is up to citizens to make their voices heard by casting their votes each election season.
The political climate in Zip 33810 (Lakeland, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Polk County, FL 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.2%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33810 (Lakeland, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Lakeland, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Lakeland-Winter Haven Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lakeland, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 33810 (Lakeland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 390 contributions totaling $12,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 403 contributions totaling $63,714 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)