The politics in 33850 Lake Alfred, FL are largely determined by the local government body called the City Commission. The City Commission is comprised of five elected members who are responsible for making decisions that affect all citizens of Lake Alfred. These decisions include setting taxes, approving budgets, and creating laws that will help guide the city. In addition to their duties to the citizens, Commission Members also serve as ambassadors to other organizations and governments in order to ensure a positive relationship between Lake Alfred and its neighboring towns. Every two years, new candidates run for seats on the Commission in an election held by the Polk County Supervisor of Elections. Through this democratic process, qualified individuals are elected into office and serve as representatives for the residents of 33850 Lake Alfred.
The political climate in Zip 33850 (Lake Alfred, 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 33850 (Lake Alfred, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Lake Alfred, 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.
Lake Alfred, 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 33850 (Lake Alfred)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $7,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)