The politics of 33301 Fort Lauderdale, FL are largely shaped and influenced by the city's population and demographics. Fort Lauderdale is home to over 180,000 people, many of whom come from different backgrounds and cultures. The city is represented in Congress by Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D), Congresswoman for Florida's 26th District. In the Florida State Legislature, Fort Lauderdale is represented by Senator Lauren Book (D) and Representatives Bobby Dubose (D) and Chip LaMarca (R). The city also has an active mayor, Dean Trantalis (D), who was elected in 2019. Mayor Trantalis is responsible for leading the legislative agenda of the city council and advocating for the well-being of all its citizens. With a diverse population come numerous perspectives on what policies are best suited for Fort Lauderdale's residents – from taxes to infrastructure projects to public safety initiatives. Together with community leaders and organizations, Mayor Trantalis seeks to ensure that everyone can enjoy the benefits of living in this vibrant coastal city.
The political climate in Zip 33301 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is strongly 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 33301 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is strongly liberal.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida is strongly 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 33301 (Fort Lauderdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,574 contributions totaling $31,540,224 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6,896 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,105 contributions totaling $1,100,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $996 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)