Lehigh Acres, FL 33971 is a small town located in Lee County with a long history of political involvement. Over the years, local residents have been engaged in numerous civic activities, from protest marches to voter registration drives. The city has grown and changed over the years, but the spirit of activism and community involvement remains strong. Politically, Lehigh Acres leans more conservative than many other parts of Florida. The current mayor is John Wayne Smith Jr., who has been serving since 2010. Other local politicians include Lehigh Acres City Council members Bill Cozart, Richard Schuessler, Vincent Henniges Jr., and Mike Welch. The City Council meets regularly to discuss local issues related to public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Throughout the year, various political events are hosted in Lehigh Acres which provide citizens with an opportunity to stay informed about local politics and meet their elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 33971 (Lehigh Acres, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, FL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, FL 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.9%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33971 (Lehigh Acres, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Lehigh Acres, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lehigh Acres, 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 33971 (Lehigh Acres)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $5,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $9,297 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)