Cape Canaveral, FL is located on the Atlantic coast in Brevard County and is home to a diverse population of nearly 10,000 people. The city has a long history of involvement in politics, with several local political candidates running for office in recent years. From environmental issues to taxation, candidates have run campaigns that reflect the goals and values of the citizens of Cape Canaveral. In addition to local elections, citizens are also active in state and federal politics, making sure their voices are heard on important issues. These efforts ensure that Cape Canaveral remains an active participant in the political process that shapes our nation today.
The political climate in Cape Canaveral, FL is leaning conservative.
Brevard County, FL is moderately conservative. In Brevard County, FL 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brevard county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.1%.
Brevard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cape Canaveral, FL is leaning conservative.
Brevard County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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.
Cape Canaveral, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Cape Canaveral, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,211 contributions totaling $79,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,047 contributions totaling $204,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)