Orlando, FL is a bustling metropolis in central Florida that has a rich political history. It is located in Orange County and is home to the county seat. In 32801 Orlando, there are two main political parties: the Republicans and the Democrats. This city has seen its fair share of both Republican and Democratic elected officials throughout the years. The current Mayor of Orlando is Democrat Buddy Dyer, who was re-elected for a fourth term in 2019. Other notable elected officials include Commissioner Patty Sheehan (Democrat), Commissioner Mayra Uribe (Republican) and Congresswoman Val Demings (Democrat). There are also many local organizations that are dedicated to advocating for representation in government such as IMPOWER, WeBelong Orlando, Organize Central Florida, and AFSCME Local 1713. These organizations strive to empower citizens through civic engagement initiatives, voter education campaigns, and grassroots advocacy work to ensure representation of all voices in politics regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 32801 (Orlando, FL) is moderately liberal.
Orange County, FL is moderately liberal. In Orange County, FL 60.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Orange county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32801 (Orlando, FL) is moderately liberal.
Orlando, Florida is moderately liberal.
Orange County, Florida is moderately liberal.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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.
Orlando, 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 32801 (Orlando)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,417 contributions totaling $675,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 431 contributions totaling $404,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $939 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)