Zolfo Springs, FL is a small rural town located in Hardee County. It has a very small population of just over 1,000 citizens and is known for its quiet, friendly atmosphere and beautiful scenery. Politically, the town generally tends to lean conservatively with many residents voting Republican in local elections. The town's mayor is currently David K. Mayo Jr., who was elected in 2018 and is up for re-election this year. He has been supported by the local Republican party and has worked to ensure that the town remains prosperous and safe for its residents. Other local politicians running for office this year include incumbent county commissioner Bruce Haddock, who is looking to continue his work on maintaining high quality public services in the area. There are also several other candidates from both major parties vying for positions such as school board members, county commissioners, state representatives, and judges. Whichever candidate wins each election will ultimately shape the future of Zolfo Springs, FL in many ways.
The political climate in Zip 33890 (Zolfo Springs, FL) is strongly conservative.
Hardee County, FL is very conservative. In Hardee County, FL 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 27.0%.
Hardee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33890 (Zolfo Springs, FL) is strongly conservative.
Zolfo Springs, Florida is strongly conservative.
Hardee County, Florida is very conservative.
Wauchula Metro Area is very 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.
Zolfo Springs, 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 33890 (Zolfo Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $6,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)