The 33603 area of Tampa, FL is an important part of the local political landscape. It is part of a larger metropolitan area and is home to a diverse population with diverse political views. It is represented by elected officials from both major parties, including members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives. These elected officials represent the citizens in 33603 on local issues such as education, environment, public safety and economic development. Additionally, there are numerous local organizations that engage in civic participation and advocate for changes to address different community needs. All this contributes to making 33603 an important focal point for politics in Tampa and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 33603 (Tampa, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Hillsborough County, FL is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, FL 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 45.8%.
Hillsborough county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33603 (Tampa, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Tampa, Florida is somewhat liberal.
Hillsborough County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Tampa, Florida: r 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 33603 (Tampa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 808 contributions totaling $45,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $16,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)