Key West, Florida is a vibrant city situated at the southernmost tip of the United States. It is known for its colorful atmosphere, rich history, and strong sense of community. Politically speaking, Key West has historically had a lively culture with many different perspectives represented in its government. In recent years, the city has become increasingly progressive and active in local politics, with an array of candidates from different backgrounds running for office. This includes candidates from both sides of the political spectrum, including independents. Overall, Key West is a great example of how diversity can bring people together to make decisions that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Key West, FL is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, FL is leaning conservative. In Monroe County, FL 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.5%.
Monroe county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Key West, FL is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, Florida is leaning conservative.
Key West Metro Area is leaning 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.
Key West, Florida: d d d d 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 Key West, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,308 contributions totaling $1,118,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 837 contributions totaling $509,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $609 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)