Bay Harbor Islands, FL is a small town located in Miami-Dade county and is home to a population of approximately 5,300 people. It is an affluent area known for its waterfront views and local businesses. The local politics in Bay Harbor Islands largely align with the Democratic Party as it has been represented by Democratic candidates since 2010. In the most recent election, incumbent Representative Michael Grieco was re-elected as mayor for another term. Additionally, Commissioners Abby Streifel and Trey Radel were also re-elected for their respective positions. As a whole, Bay Harbor Islands’ City Council supports initiatives such as affordable housing and environmental protection. The town also works to ensure that all citizens have access to quality education, public safety services, and other necessary resources.
The political climate in Bay Harbor Islands, FL is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Dade County, FL is leaning liberal. In Miami-Dade County, FL 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami-Dade county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 46.0%.
Miami-Dade county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bay Harbor Islands, FL is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Dade County, Florida is leaning 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.
Bay Harbor Islands, 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 Bay Harbor Islands, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,621 contributions totaling $963,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $368 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,154 contributions totaling $2,003,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,736 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)