The politics in 33317 Plantation, FL are primarily focused on local issues that affect the community. These include education, public safety, and infrastructure. Local leaders work to ensure that all residents have equal access to resources and services. Elected officials and their staff regularly meet with constituents to listen to their concerns and advocate for their needs. Community members are encouraged to participate by attending town hall meetings, voting in local elections, or volunteering for campaigns. The city government also provides easy access to information about upcoming initiatives or events so that citizens can stay informed about what is happening in their community. In addition, the elected officials strive to create a safe environment for all residents by promoting diversity and inclusion within the city.
The political climate in Zip 33317 (Plantation, FL) is moderately liberal.
Broward County, FL is strongly liberal. In Broward County, FL 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broward county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 34.7%.
Broward county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33317 (Plantation, FL) is moderately liberal.
Plantation, Florida is moderately liberal.
Broward County, Florida is strongly 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.
Plantation, 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 33317 (Plantation)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,195 contributions totaling $158,363 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 491 contributions totaling $103,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)