Brandon, FL is an area located in Hillsborough County, and it is home to a population of around 104,000 people. The area's political landscape is largely influenced by the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners and the Hillsborough County School Board. These two boards are responsible for setting policy in the area, and they have the power to enact laws and regulations that will affect the local community. In terms of national politics, Brandon typically votes with the Democratic party in most elections. Additionally, voters in the area often support initiatives related to environmental protection and public education reform. There are numerous local political candidates running for office in Brandon this year, including those aiming to represent the city on both state and county levels. In order to stay informed about their platforms, residents should pay attention to upcoming debates and forums put on by these candidates as well as other public events sponsored by political organizations.
The political climate in Zip 33510 (Brandon, FL) is leaning liberal.
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 33510 (Brandon, FL) is leaning liberal.
Brandon, Florida is leaning liberal.
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.
Brandon, 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 33510 (Brandon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 527 contributions totaling $149,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $67,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)