Belle Glade, FL is a city in Palm Beach County that is home to a diverse population. From the traditionally agricultural and fishing industries to more modern industries, the city has seen many changes over the years. Politics in Belle Glade reflect its diversity, with candidates of all backgrounds vying for positions in local government. Issues range from economic development and education to public safety and infrastructure improvements. With an active political scene, Belle Glade residents have numerous opportunities to engage with their representatives and make sure their voices are heard across the county.
The political climate in Belle Glade, FL is moderately liberal.
Palm Beach County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Palm Beach County, FL 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palm Beach county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 43.2%.
Palm Beach county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle Glade, FL is moderately liberal.
Palm Beach County, Florida is somewhat 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.
Belle Glade, 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 Belle Glade, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $42,284 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $492 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $56,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)