The politics in Medley, FL are largely dominated by the Republican Party. Local elections are typically won by conservative candidates who reflect the values of many of the city's residents. There is a strong focus on fiscal responsibility among elected officials, which has been a major factor in the community's growth and development over the years. The local government is very responsive to citizen input, and encourages citizens to participate in political activities through various initiatives such as town hall meetings and public forums. Additionally, there is an active civic engagement process which helps ensure that all voices are heard. All in all, Medley has an active and vibrant political scene that positively impacts its citizens and continues to grow year after year.
The political climate in Medley, 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
Medley, 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.
Medley, 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 Medley, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,897 contributions totaling $575,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,381 contributions totaling $2,982,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)