The 33827 Babson Park area of Florida is a largely rural community with a small population. Despite its small size, the area has a vibrant political culture and many people are engaged in local politics. Local political issues include environmental protection, economic development, public safety, and more. There are several local political organizations that advocate for different causes and platforms. Elections for local offices such as Mayor, City Council, School Board, and other officials occur every four years. Voter turnout is usually high during these elections as many citizens take advantage of their right to vote. All eligible residents of the 33827 Babson Park area can participate in the electoral process through voting or volunteering with one of the many local political organizations.
The political climate in Zip 33827 (Babson Park, 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 33827 (Babson Park, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Babson Park, 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.
Babson 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 33827 (Babson Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $7,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $758 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $34,623 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $541 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)