Politics in 33855 Indian Lake Estates, FL are focused on the local government and decision making for the community. The local government is made up of a mayor, city council, and other officials who are elected by the residents to serve their interests. Every two years, elections are held to choose new local representatives who will help make decisions regarding the development of the area. Local initiatives and referendums are regularly put forward in order to gauge what the people want for their town. Community events and meetings provide a platform for residents to get involved and stay informed about important political topics that affect them. Residents of 33855 Indian Lake Estates have access to numerous resources in order to stay informed about city politics as well as national issues.
The political climate in Zip 33855 (Indian Lake Estates, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Polk County, FL 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.2%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33855 (Indian Lake Estates, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Indian Lake Estates, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Lakeland-Winter Haven Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Indian Lake Estates, 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 33855 (Indian Lake Estates)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)