Palm Beach is a county in the state of Florida that is home to many diverse and vibrant communities. The politics in Palm Beach are just as diverse as its population, with many different political parties and ideologies represented. There is a wide range of elected officials representing the people of Palm Beach on local, state, and federal levels. On the local level, residents participate in city councils and county commissions that help shape their own neighborhoods. These governing bodies set tax rates, approve budgets, and make decisions about local issues such as transportation infrastructure or environmental regulations. State representatives also have an important role to play in Palm Beach's politics, advocating for legislative changes at the state level that benefit their constituents. Finally, residents of Palm Beach also vote in national elections for members of Congress who represent them on the federal level. In all cases, it is important that residents of Palm Beach stay informed about their local politics so they can take an active part in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Palm Beach, FL is leaning liberal.
Palm Beach County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Palm Beach County, FL 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palm Beach county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 43.2%.
Palm Beach county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palm Beach, FL is leaning liberal.
Palm Beach County, Florida is somewhat 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.
Palm Beach, 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 Palm Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,018 contributions totaling $18,574,394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,854 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,654 contributions totaling $54,867,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)