Islamorada, FL is a small town located in the Upper Keys of the Florida Keys. It is known for its beautiful beaches and crystal-clear waters, but it also has an active political environment that residents take seriously. The local government consists of a five-member Village Council headed by Mayor Deb Gillis, who serves as the chief executive officer and oversees all village operations. Each year, local residents have the opportunity to cast their ballots for three council members who will represent them on a variety of policy issues. Additionally, whenever new taxes are proposed or significant changes to existing ordinances are considered, there is an opportunity for public input before any decision is made. As such, Islamorada remains an open and engaged community where everyone's opinion matters when it comes to making decisions about their town's future.
The political climate in Zip 33036 (Islamorada, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, FL is leaning conservative. In Monroe County, FL 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.5%.
Monroe county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33036 (Islamorada, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Islamorada, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, Florida is leaning conservative.
Key West Metro Area is leaning 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.
Islamorada, Florida: d d d d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 33036 (Islamorada)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 518 contributions totaling $193,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 382 contributions totaling $192,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $504 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)