Palm Coast, FL is a mid-sized city located in Flagler County on Florida's east coast. With a population of about 79,000 people, the city offers many attractions for both visitors and residents alike. It features miles of beaches along the Atlantic Ocean as well as several state parks and conservation areas. Palm Coast also boasts a vibrant local political scene, with numerous candidates running for office in recent years. Candidates have included representatives from both major political parties and from various independent groups. Local issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and cultural diversity are all prominent topics during election seasons. Political debates typically center around how best to serve the community's needs while still balancing fiscal responsibility. Palm Coast citizens take an active role in their local politics by voting in elections and participating in forums and other civic activities.
The political climate in Palm Coast, FL is somewhat conservative.
Flagler County, FL is moderately conservative. In Flagler County, FL 39.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Flagler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 39.2%.
Flagler county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palm Coast, FL is somewhat conservative.
Flagler County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach Metro Area is somewhat 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 Coast, Florida: d r d 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 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 Coast, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,576 contributions totaling $479,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,865 contributions totaling $669,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)