The politics in 33440 Clewiston, FL are largely shaped by the local government. The city is governed by a mayor and five city commissioners, who are elected to four-year terms by the residents of Clewiston. All candidates must meet certain residency requirements while campaigning for office and must abide by local campaign finance laws. While candidates may have their own individual platforms, the main focus is on creating a better quality of life for all citizens of Clewiston. This includes ensuring that taxes remain low while still providing necessary services such as public safety and infrastructure development. In addition, local leaders often emphasize protecting the environment and developing sustainable energy sources to help preserve resources for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 33440 (Clewiston, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Hendry County, FL is moderately conservative. In Hendry County, FL 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hendry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 38.0%.
Hendry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33440 (Clewiston, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Clewiston, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Hendry County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Clewiston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Clewiston, Florida: R R r r R R
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 33440 (Clewiston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $210,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $1,026,206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,577 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)