Politics in Okeechobee, FL 34972 are dynamic and diverse. The citizens of the area are engaged and involved in their local government activities. They take part in the election process by voting for candidates who they feel will best serve their needs. There is a variety of political parties represented in Okeechobee, FL 34972 which include both major parties as well as some smaller ones. Some of the issues that members of the community have advocated for in recent years include infrastructure improvements, increased access to health care, public safety initiatives, economic development projects, improved educational opportunities and environmental protection measures. Regardless of party affiliation or personal beliefs, the people of Okeechobee are generally united around these common goals and strive to make positive changes in their local community.
The political climate in Zip 34972 (Okeechobee, FL) is strongly conservative.
Okeechobee County, FL is very conservative. In Okeechobee County, FL 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okeechobee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.5%.
Okeechobee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34972 (Okeechobee, FL) is strongly conservative.
Okeechobee, Florida is strongly conservative.
Okeechobee County, Florida is very conservative.
Okeechobee Metro Area is very 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.
Okeechobee, 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 34972 (Okeechobee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $8,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $17,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)