The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area is a vibrant region with a variety of political opinions and perspectives. The area is home to several different elected officials, from county commissioners to state representatives, who all strive to provide the best possible outcomes for their constituents. Residents in each of the three cities have the opportunity to voice their concerns through both local and state elections. Local political campaigns often focus on the issues that are important to the community such as education, public safety, economic growth, and environmental protection. In addition, citizens can participate in a variety of civic activities throughout the year. From festivals and parades to town hall meetings and volunteer opportunities, citizens of all ages are encouraged to become involved in politics in this dynamic metro area.
The political climate in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metro Area 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, the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.1%.
The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,042 contributions totaling $2,134,981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,392 contributions totaling $2,516,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)