Palmetto Bay, FL is a vibrant community on the outskirts of Miami with an active political system. The village has several elected officials who serve in local government roles and make important decisions for the community. These include the mayor, four council members, and two district representatives. The mayor is elected every two years by voters in the village, while the other positions are voted on by citizens living in their respective districts. In addition to these elected officials, there are also citizen advisory boards and committees who provide input and guidance on issues related to infrastructure, public safety, parks and recreation, economic development, and more. The various committees meet regularly to discuss topics relevant to the local populace and make recommendations to the mayors office or council members for further action. Overall, Palmetto Bay is fortunate enough to have a robust system of government that ensures its residents stay informed about important matters impacting their lives.
The political climate in Palmetto Bay, FL is leaning 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
Palmetto Bay, FL is leaning 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.
Palmetto Bay, 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 Palmetto Bay, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,227 contributions totaling $1,843,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,957 contributions totaling $982,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)