The politics in 34266 Arcadia, FL are heavily influenced by the local government. The city council is made up of five members who are elected from the community, and two members of the DeSoto County School Board are also elected from the area. The mayor and city manager have great influence over how policies are implemented and how public funds are used. Residents of Arcadia have several ways to participate in the political process, such as attending city meetings, voting in elections, and staying informed about any current issues or upcoming initiatives. Additionally, residents can volunteer for local politicians or help organize events that promote a particular candidate or issue. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens to decide who will be elected into office and have an impact on their local community.
The political climate in Zip 34266 (Arcadia, FL) is moderately conservative.
DeSoto County, FL is strongly conservative. In DeSoto County, FL 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, DeSoto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 33.6%.
DeSoto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34266 (Arcadia, FL) is moderately conservative.
Arcadia, Florida is moderately conservative.
DeSoto County, Florida is strongly conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 34266 (Arcadia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $9,184 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $171,308 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,803 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)