Avon Park, FL is a small town located in the heart of Florida, with a population of slightly over 8,800. The city is governed by a five-member City Commission elected at large in non-partisan elections. Much of the political activity focuses on local issues such as growth and development, public safety, and fiscal responsibility. The politics of Avon Park are fairly conservative due to the town's rural location and its strong religious values. While many candidates run for office in Avon Park each year, only those who emphasize these core values usually win election. Residents are very involved in their community and often attend City Council meetings to voice their opinions on current topics. Overall, the politics of Avon Park are focused on providing better opportunities for its citizens while preserving its small-town atmosphere.
The political climate in Zip 33825 (Avon Park, FL) is moderately conservative.
Highlands County, FL is very conservative. In Highlands County, FL 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Highlands county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 32.4%.
Highlands county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33825 (Avon Park, FL) is moderately conservative.
Avon Park, Florida is moderately conservative.
Highlands County, Florida is very conservative.
Sebring-Avon Park 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.
Avon Park, 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 33825 (Avon Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 227 contributions totaling $12,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $22,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)