The politics in 33179 Ives Estates, FL are shaped by the state and local government. The different levels of government work together to determine the laws, regulations, and taxation that affect the community. At a state level, there are two representatives from Florida's 25th congressional district who support their constituents in Washington D.C. On a local level, Miami-Dade County Commissioners set county-wide ordinances and regulations while members of the Florida State Senate and House of Representatives from District 107 create legislation that affects Ives Estates. Additionally, there are various municipal boards such as the Parks & Recreation Board, Planning & Zoning Board, and Public Works Board that shape the day-to-day decisions within Ives Estates. Residents can get involved in their local politics by attending public meetings or joining local initiatives to help create change within their community.
The political climate in Zip 33179 (Ives Estates, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Dade County, FL is leaning liberal. In Miami-Dade County, FL 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami-Dade county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 46.0%.
Miami-Dade county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33179 (Ives Estates, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Ives Estates, Florida is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Dade County, Florida is leaning 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.
Ives Estates, 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 33179 (Ives Estates)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,237 contributions totaling $307,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 239 contributions totaling $161,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $677 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)