The politics in Orlando, FL 32812 is a reflection of the diverse population of the city. The area is represented by four different congressional members in the House of Representatives. These representatives are Val Demings, Darren Soto, Stephanie Murphy and Michael Waltz. Each of these representatives have committed to advocating for their constituents, working on legislation that benefits the people in their district. They also support issues such as gun control, LGBTQ rights and racial equity amongst many others. Many initiatives have been implemented in Orlando to address some of the pressing issues facing its citizens. In 2019, Orlando passed an LGBTQ civil rights ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression. Residents also benefit from other programs such as police reform initiatives, job training programs and housing assistance that assist those who are most vulnerable in society.
The political climate in Zip 32812 (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 32812 (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 32812 (Orlando)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,072 contributions totaling $81,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 352 contributions totaling $50,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)