Dade City, FL is a small city located in Pasco County with a population of just over 6,000 people. It has been a predominantly Republican area since the early 1990s. The current mayor of Dade City is Camille Hernandez who was elected in 2018 and is affiliated with the Democratic Party. There are two other members of the City Council that make up the governing body: Ann Hildebrandt and Jami Lane, both Republicans. These three individuals together shape the political landscape of Dade City and work to ensure their constituents are represented faithfully. They are currently working on initiatives to improve public safety and encourage economic growth in Dade City. In addition, they are actively engaged in making sure local businesses have what they need to succeed creating jobs and more opportunities for residents. As such, it is clear that the political leaders of 33523 Dade City, FL are doing their part to make sure their hometown remains prosperous and safe for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 33523 (Dade City, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, FL is moderately conservative. In Pasco County, FL 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pasco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 39.3%.
Pasco county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33523 (Dade City, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Dade City, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, Florida is moderately conservative.
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.
Dade City, Florida: d 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 33523 (Dade City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 515 contributions totaling $17,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $23,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)