Key Largo, FL is a small town located in the southernmost part of the Florida Keys. The area is known for its incredible beaches and vibrant marine life, as well as being a popular tourist destination. Politically, Key Largo operates under the jurisdiction of Monroe County and has a mayor-commissioner form of government. The current mayor is George Neugent who was elected in 2012 to serve a four-year term. He is supported by a commission consisting of appointed members who are responsible for setting local policies and regulations that govern the community. Several local ballot initiatives have been put forward over the years that focus on issues such as environmental protection and infrastructure improvements. Residents go to the polls every two years to vote on candidates running for office and any proposed referendums. Overall, politics in Key Largo tend to reflect traditional conservative values with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and limited government involvement in daily life.
The political climate in Key Largo, FL is leaning 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
Key Largo, FL is leaning 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.
Key Largo, 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 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 Key Largo, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,705 contributions totaling $941,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $552 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,486 contributions totaling $1,445,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $972 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)