Orchid, FL is a small town located in the Sunshine State. Although it is not considered a major political hub, its residents still take part in the local political process. They hold regular elections for mayor and council members, and actively participate in public forums to discuss local issues. These forums are often attended by prominent political figures from around the state who come to learn about what matters most to Orchid's citizens. The town also serves as a testing ground for new ideas and initiatives that could potentially be implemented on a larger scale across Florida. As such, Orchid plays an important role in the ever-evolving landscape of Florida politics.
The political climate in Orchid, FL is moderately conservative.
Indian River County, FL is moderately conservative. In Indian River County, FL 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Indian River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 38.7%.
Indian River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orchid, FL is moderately conservative.
Indian River County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Sebastian-Vero Beach 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.
Orchid, 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 Orchid, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,935 contributions totaling $2,645,245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $672 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,563 contributions totaling $11,131,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,440 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)