Fort Lauderdale is a vibrant and diverse coastal city located in Broward County, Florida. Home to over 180,000 people, Fort Lauderdale is an important political hub for the region. Local politics in 33308 Fort Lauderdale focuses on issues that affect everyday life, such as transportation, infrastructure development, public safety, and environmental protection. Municipal elections are held every two years and candidates from several different parties participate in the race for local office. Candidates typically run on platforms of economic growth, social justice reform, educational improvement, and community development. Additionally, the mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves as a powerful advocate for the city's interests at the state and national levels. The current mayor is Dean J Trantalis who has been elected since 2018. He has focused his administration on creating a sustainable economy while providing greater access to resources and opportunities for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 33308 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is moderately liberal.
Broward County, FL is strongly liberal. In Broward County, FL 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broward county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 34.7%.
Broward county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33308 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is moderately liberal.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida is moderately liberal.
Broward County, Florida is strongly liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: D D 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 33308 (Fort Lauderdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,801 contributions totaling $1,998,238 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,582 contributions totaling $679,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)