Melbourne, FL is a city in Brevard County located on the east coast of Florida. It has a rich history and vibrant culture, with a population of over 80,000 people. Politically, Melbourne is part of the 18th Congressional District of Florida, which is represented by Congressman Brian Mast. At the state level, Melbourne is part of the 24th district in the Senate and House of Representatives. In terms of local politics, there are currently three city commissioners that serve on the City Commission Board. These commissioners are responsible for making decisions regarding city issues such as infrastructure and public safety. All citizens residing in Melbourne are able to vote in local elections and have their voices heard by electing representatives to lead on their behalf.
The political climate in Melbourne, 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
Melbourne, 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.
Melbourne, 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 Melbourne, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,310 contributions totaling $1,742,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,391 contributions totaling $1,781,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)