The small, suburban town of Bloomingdale, FL (33596) is part of Hillsborough County and is situated just east of Tampa. Although the town does not have a local government or political candidates, it is still subject to the state and county politics that encompass the area. At a state level, voters in Bloomingdale help to shape the course of Florida politics by voting for state representatives and senators who are responsible for creating laws and regulations that affect all citizens in Florida. Additionally, their voice can be heard on issues such as healthcare, education, public safety, taxation and more. The local county government also plays an important role in the lives of Bloomingdale's citizens by ensuring their needs are met through providing services such as roads maintenance, public libraries, parks and recreation activities. By taking part in these political processes, both at a state and county level, residents of Bloomingdale can ensure their voices are heard when it comes to affecting change in their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 33596 (Bloomingdale, FL) is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, FL is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, FL 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 45.8%.
Hillsborough county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33596 (Bloomingdale, FL) is leaning conservative.
Bloomingdale, Florida is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning 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.
Bloomingdale, Florida: r r d d d d
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 33596 (Bloomingdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 998 contributions totaling $126,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 452 contributions totaling $65,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)