The city of Sweetwater, FL (33174) is a small town located in Miami-Dade county. It is governed by the City of Sweetwater Commission, which consists of five elected commissioners and a mayor who are responsible for enacting local laws and policies that serve the citizens of Sweetwater. The Commission meets twice a month to discuss and vote on various issues such as zoning, public safety, infrastructure projects, and other matters affecting the community. In addition to the Commission, Sweetwater also has its own police department and fire department to ensure public safety. While there are no current local political candidates running for office in Sweetwater, citizens can participate in local elections if there are any open positions. Community members can also voice their opinion on city matters by participating in public hearings hosted by the City Commission or attending events held by local interest groups such as neighborhood associations or civic clubs.
The political climate in Zip 33174 (Sweetwater, 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 33174 (Sweetwater, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Sweetwater, 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.
Sweetwater, 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 33174 (Sweetwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 339 contributions totaling $17,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $34,558 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)