The politics in Cocoa Beach, FL are vibrant and diverse, with a strong sense of community involvement. As the city grows, so do the number of local political candidates vying for office. Candidates come from all sorts of backgrounds and offer a variety of perspectives and proposals for improving the city. Each year, residents have the opportunity to cast their votes in elections for mayor, city commissioners, police chief and other elected officials. Residents in Cocoa Beach can also have the chance to be involved in party primaries or other special elections that may arise from time to time. It's important to note that voting is an essential part of democracy and every voice matters in deciding who should govern our community. With numerous options available to engage with local politicians and share opinions on key issues, citizens are empowered to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Cocoa Beach, FL is somewhat conservative.
Brevard County, FL is moderately conservative. In Brevard County, FL 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brevard county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.1%.
Brevard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cocoa Beach, FL is somewhat conservative.
Brevard County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cocoa Beach, Florida: r R R 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 Cocoa Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 782 contributions totaling $47,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 843 contributions totaling $180,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)