Satellite Beach, FL is a small beachside town located on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. It is known for its beautiful white-sanded beaches, colorful sunsets, and friendly locals. Although it may seem like a laidback paradise, the politics of Satellite Beach are quite active and diverse. The city is governed by a mayor who is elected to serve a three-year term and five Council Members who are each elected for two-year terms. In addition to the elected officials, various departments in the City government oversee important local services such as public safety, neighborhood preservation, economic development, and utility services. All of these departments work together to ensure that Satellite Beach remains an inviting and vibrant place to live. Local residents stay informed about what’s happening in their community through public “town hall” meetings and other forms of communication with their elected representatives. Additionally, political organizations such as the Democratic and Republican parties hold regular meetings in Satellite Beach to discuss matters of importance to local residents. While there may not be any major international or national political issues discussed here, Satellite Beach still provides a great opportunity for all citizens regardless of party affiliationto come together over important local initiatives that affect everyone in town.
The political climate in Satellite Beach, FL is somewhat conservative.
Brevard County, FL is moderately conservative. In Brevard County, FL 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brevard county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.1%.
Brevard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Satellite Beach, FL is somewhat conservative.
Brevard County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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.
Satellite Beach, 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 Satellite Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,645 contributions totaling $303,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 968 contributions totaling $259,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)