The politics in Palm Springs, FL are a reflection of the city as a whole. As one of the larger cities in Broward County, Palm Springs has a strong civic mindedness that is evident through its local political involvement. With many representatives at all levels of government, it is clear that residents take an active role in their democracy. There are several elected officials who represent the city at the county and state levels, as well as those within municipal government. Local candidates for office regularly meet with citizens to discuss issues facing the community and seek ways to improve life in Palm Springs. Although population figures do not factor into this discussion, the turnout for local elections indicates that there is a passion for making sure their voices are heard in influencing decisions about how to best serve their city and its inhabitants.
The political climate in Palm Springs, 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
Palm Springs, 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.
Palm Springs, 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 Springs, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,720 contributions totaling $83,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 396 contributions totaling $71,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)