Miramar, FL has a long history of political activism and involvement in the local community. With a population of over 140,000 people, Miramar is governed at the municipal level by the Mayor of Miramar and six City Commissioners. These elected officials are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that affect the citizens of Miramar. Each election cycle, local political candidates run for office to serve their constituents and bring about positive change in the city. Issues at the forefront of debate include economic development, public safety, infrastructure and quality of life issues facing everyday residents. The active political engagement of voters in Miramar helps ensure that local politicians are held accountable for their actions and remain focused on solving the issues that matter most to citizens in this vibrant South Florida city.
The political climate in Miramar, FL is moderately liberal.
Broward County, FL is strongly liberal. In Broward County, FL 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broward county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 34.7%.
Broward county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miramar, FL is moderately liberal.
Broward County, Florida is strongly 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.
Miramar, 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 Miramar, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,360 contributions totaling $516,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 825 contributions totaling $573,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $695 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)