Delray Beach, FL is a vibrant city located in Palm Beach County on the eastern coast of Florida. It has a rich history and culture, and is home to a population of around 67,000 people. The local politics in Delray Beach are focused mainly on the quality of life in the area, such as improving infrastructure, creating more recreational opportunities for residents, and increasing economic development. Delray Beach has an active City Commission that works to address the concerns of its citizens and make sure their voices are heard. In addition to local elections, citizens can also participate in national and state-level elections. The city provides numerous resources for information about voting requirements and other political issues. Overall, Delray Beach strives to be a place where everyone feels safe and respected regardless of their political views or beliefs.
The political climate in Delray Beach, FL is somewhat liberal.
Palm Beach County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Palm Beach County, FL 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palm Beach county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 43.2%.
Palm Beach county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delray Beach, FL is somewhat liberal.
Palm Beach County, Florida is somewhat 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.
Delray 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 Delray Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,411 contributions totaling $2,727,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,049 contributions totaling $5,509,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,807 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)