Miami Beach, FL is a vibrant and diverse city located in southern Florida. Politically, the city is part of Miami-Dade County and is represented in the state legislature by members of both major political parties. Local elections are held every two years, with residents electing City Commissioners to make decisions on behalf of the community. The most recent election was in 2019 and resulted in a mayor and five commissioners who are all committed to preserving the unique character and cultural heritage of Miami Beach while also pursuing new initiatives that benefit all citizens. In addition to these local elected officials, various state legislators from both parties represent Miami Beach interests at the state level. Regardless of political party or ideology, all elected officials strive to make sure that all Miami Beach residents have their voices heard and their needs addressed.
The political climate in Miami Beach, FL is somewhat 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
Miami Beach, FL is somewhat 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.
Miami 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 Miami Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18,639 contributions totaling $12,743,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $684 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,633 contributions totaling $9,273,069 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,552 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)