Arcadia, FL is a small town located in DeSoto County. It has a rich history and an active local government that serves the people of the area. The local government includes a mayor, five city commissioners, and a city manager. These officials are elected by the citizens of Arcadia to represent their best interests and make decisions for the community. Through their leadership, they work to ensure that Arcadia remains a great place to live and work. They also strive to create economic opportunities for businesses and individuals as well as maintain public services such as police protection, fire protection, parks and recreation facilities, and garbage/recycling programs. Additionally, they are committed to preserving the natural beauty of Arcadia through environmental initiatives like tree planting projects, protecting wildlife habitats, and reducing carbon emissions. The city of Arcadia takes pride in its commitment to creating a vibrant community by embracing diversity and actively engaging with members of their community.
The political climate in Zip 34269 (Arcadia, FL) is strongly 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 34269 (Arcadia, FL) is strongly conservative.
Arcadia, Florida is strongly 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 34269 (Arcadia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $8,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)