Fisher Island in Florida is known for its exclusive lifestyle and luxury living, however, it has a unique political system that deserves attention. Though the island may not have a population large enough to require traditional politicians, they still have an important role to play in local governance. The island’s politics are largely determined by the Fisher Island Community Association, or FICA. FICA serves as both a governing body and oversight committee for the residents of Fisher Island. They focus on everything from local services such as waste management and recycling programs to beautification initiatives and community events. Each year the association elects individuals to serve on its leadership board who are responsible for setting policies and regulations that govern both commercial and residential activity. As a result, Fisher Islanders can rely on their government representatives to ensure their interests are represented within their community.
The political climate in Fisher Island, FL is leaning conservative.
Miami-Dade County, FL is leaning liberal. In Miami-Dade County, FL 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami-Dade county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 46.0%.
Miami-Dade county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fisher Island, FL is leaning conservative.
Miami-Dade County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Fisher Island, Florida: d d 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 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 Fisher Island, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 373 contributions totaling $424,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 260 contributions totaling $422,828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,626 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)