The 33606 Tampa, FL area is a diverse and vibrant community with a mix of people from different backgrounds. Politically, it is represented in the U.S House of Representatives by Kathy Castor (D) and by Janet Cruz (D) in the Florida House of Representatives. At the local level, there are numerous candidates running for various positions on city councils, school boards, and other local governing bodies. The candidates have different platforms but all strive to make 33606 Tampa, FL a more equitable place for everyone. From affordable housing initiatives to providing access to quality education and health care services, the local political candidates are working towards creating a better future for everyone living in this area.
The political climate in Zip 33606 (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 33606 (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 33606 (Tampa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,494 contributions totaling $561,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 855 contributions totaling $2,676,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)