New Smyrna Beach, FL is a vibrant and lively town located in Central Florida. It is a popular tourist destination due to its beautiful beaches, excellent restaurants, and many other attractions. Politically speaking, New Smyrna Beach has traditionally leaned towards conservative politics but recent demographic shifts have brought more liberal-minded opinions to the forefront of the area's political landscape. The city is represented in the Florida State Senate by Republican Dorothy Hukill and in the Florida House of Representatives by Democrat Patrick Henry. Locally, residents of New Smyrna Beach elect five City Commissioners who are responsible for providing oversight on city operations. These five commissioners are elected from single-member districts that divide the city into even sections. Additionally, citizens have recently voted for a Mayor whose responsibilities include representing the community on regional boards and committees as well as setting agendas for City Commission meetings. All elections are held during odd-numbered years with each citizen having one vote per office regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in New Smyrna Beach, FL is somewhat conservative.
Volusia County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Volusia County, FL 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Volusia county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.4%.
Volusia county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Smyrna Beach, FL is somewhat conservative.
Volusia County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach 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.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida: d d d 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 New Smyrna Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,001 contributions totaling $482,770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,881 contributions totaling $980,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)