Miami Gardens, FL is a vibrant and diverse city located in Miami-Dade County. It is home to a wide range of people with different backgrounds and cultures. The city is served by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system which has been rated among the best in the nation. Politically, it falls within the limits of Florida's 17th congressional district which is currently represented by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson who was first elected to office in 2010. On the local level, the City Council acts as the legislative body with five members elected at-large to serve two-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. Additionally, Miami Gardens has its own mayor and an appointed city manager who directs various departments including public works, finance, economic development, parks and recreation, public safety and municipal court services. The government of Miami Gardens continually strives to improve life for its residents through initiatives such as improved infrastructure and public transportation, affordable housing initiatives and community programs that focus on education and health care access.
The political climate in Zip 33055 (Miami Gardens, 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 33055 (Miami Gardens, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Miami Gardens, 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.
Miami Gardens, 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 33055 (Miami Gardens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 221 contributions totaling $11,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)