Fort Meade, FL is a small city located in Polk County that has a population of around 5,300 people. It is an area with rich historical roots, having been founded in 1849 and serving as home to many veterans. In terms of politics, Fort Meade is within the boundaries of the 12th Congressional district and represented by Republican Gus Bilirakis in the US House of Representatives. At the state level, the area is part of Florida's Senate District 21 and House District 56, which are both currently held by Republicans. Local government is made up of a Mayor and five City Commissioners who are elected by citizens on a nonpartisan basis to serve four-year terms. The City Commission meets on the second Monday of each month at City Hall and sets local policy for this vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 33841 (Fort Meade, 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 33841 (Fort Meade, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Fort Meade, 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.
Fort Meade, 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 33841 (Fort Meade)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $5,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)