The politics in the Okeechobee, FL Metro Area are varied and diverse. Elected officials, representing citizens at all levels of government, work hard to ensure that the needs and concerns of local residents are heard and addressed. The area is represented by three members of the US House of Representatives – Alcee Hastings, Brian Mast, and William Posey – as well as two members in the Florida Senate – Gayle Harnsberger and Debbie Mayfield. Additionally, a team of County Commissioners provide oversight for the majority of county-level issues. These representatives serve on various committees addressing environmental initiatives, public safety measures, infrastructure needs, economic development efforts, and more. In an effort to fully represent their constituents’ interests in local government decisions, elected officials have held numerous town hall meetings for community members to become actively involved in their local decision-making process. With every level of government represented by dedicated individuals striving to serve their communities best interests, residents can remain confident that their voices will be heard when it comes to important decisions being made in Okeechobee's Metro Area.
The political climate in Okeechobee Metro Area is very conservative.
In Okeechobee Metro Area 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Okeechobee metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.5%.
The Okeechobee metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Okeechobee Metro Area is very 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.
Okeechobee, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Okeechobee Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $15,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $35,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)