The city of Poinciana, FL is located within Polk County, and is part of the larger Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has experienced significant growth in recent years due to its proximity to popular tourist destinations such as Disney World. Local politics in 34758 Poinciana are largely shaped by the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The current mayor is Jonathan Owens, who was elected in 2018 on a platform of improving public services and infrastructure while also creating more jobs for residents. The City Council also consists of representatives from both parties, who work together to develop policies that benefit all members of the community. There are no local political candidates in 34758 Poinciana at this time; however, there are many individuals who are actively involved in civic engagement initiatives related to local issues.
The political climate in Zip 34758 (Poinciana, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Osceola County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Osceola County, FL 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 42.5%.
Osceola county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34758 (Poinciana, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Poinciana, Florida is somewhat liberal.
Osceola County, Florida is somewhat 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.
Poinciana, Florida: d r 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 34758 (Poinciana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 547 contributions totaling $21,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $6,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)