Cocoa, FL is a city located in Brevard County that is home to an estimated population of 17,140 people. The local political scene in Cocoa is primarily centered around the issues of economic development, community engagement, and environmental protection. In recent years, the City has implemented numerous initiatives to increase economic development opportunities for its residents and businesses. This includes an influx of new businesses in the downtown area and investments in public infrastructure projects like roads and parks. The City Council has also focused on improving quality of life by increasing access to recreational activities and implementing programs aimed at building stronger connections between citizens and their government. There are currently two main candidates running for mayor of Cocoa; incumbent Mayor Jake Williams and challenger Julie Contonio. Both have expressed their commitment to continuing the progress made with local initiatives as well as finding new solutions to critical issues like poverty, crime, and infrastructure development. As the election approaches, Cocoa residents will have the opportunity to choose which candidate they believe will best serve their needs and interests going forward.
The political climate in Cocoa, FL is leaning 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, FL is leaning 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, 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, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 644 contributions totaling $59,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 422 contributions totaling $111,297 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)