The politics in 33837 Davenport, FL are focused primarily on local issues within the community. The focus is on improving the quality of life for residents and creating a safe and vibrant place to live, work, and play. The city council is made up of elected officials from across the city, who work together to develop policies to better the community. They also work with local non-profits, organizations, and businesses to address local needs. Additionally, they strive to promote economic development in order to create jobs and attract new businesses. Each election cycle brings a new slate of candidates vying to represent their district on the city council. These candidates come from all walks of life and have different views on how best to serve the community. Ultimately, it is up to voters to decide who will lead them into the future by electing representatives that share their values and principles.
The political climate in Zip 33837 (Davenport, 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 33837 (Davenport, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Davenport, 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.
Davenport, 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 33837 (Davenport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 367 contributions totaling $25,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $9,561 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)