Sebastian, FL is a small city located in Indian River County on Florida's Treasure Coast. It is home to around 25,000 residents and has a long history of strong community engagement. The City of Sebastian is run by a Mayor-Council form of government, with the Mayor being elected to a 4-year term and the City Council members elected to 2-year terms. In addition, there are several committees comprised of local citizens who provide input to the City on matters such as parks and recreation, planning and zoning, and public works. These committees play an important role in helping shape the future of Sebastian through their recommendations and feedback. On the political front, Sebastian is part of Florida's Congressional District 8 which includes several other counties along the Treasure Coast. It is also represented at the State level by two state senators who are responsible for making sure that Sebastian's interests are heard at the legislative level. With its long history of civic involvement, it is clear that politics in Sebastian remain an important part of the city's culture and process.
The political climate in Sebastian, FL is somewhat conservative.
Indian River County, FL is moderately conservative. In Indian River County, FL 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Indian River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 38.7%.
Indian River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sebastian, FL is somewhat conservative.
Indian River County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Sebastian-Vero Beach 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.
Sebastian, 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 Sebastian, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,738 contributions totaling $217,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,539 contributions totaling $317,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)