Palm Beach Shores, FL is a small town located on the east coast of Florida. It has a relaxed atmosphere and is home to many retirees who enjoy the laid-back lifestyle it provides. Politically speaking, Palm Beach Shores is part of the larger Palm Beach County, which includes surrounding cities such as West Palm Beach and Boca Raton. There are several local political candidates representing the town in various capacities at both the county and state levels. These politicians have taken stances on issues that affect residents of Palm Beach Shores, such as taxes, infrastructure, and encouraging economic growth in the area. In addition to these local leaders, there are numerous special interest groups that participate in campaigns and initiatives throughout the entire county to further their causes. Ultimately, politics in Palm Beach Shores affects citizens directly and indirectly by providing them with representation at all levels of government.
The political climate in Palm Beach Shores, FL is leaning 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
Palm Beach Shores, FL is leaning 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.
Palm Beach Shores, 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 Palm Beach Shores, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,227 contributions totaling $534,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 530 contributions totaling $386,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $728 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)