Brevard County, Florida is an area with a diverse political landscape. The county is largely controlled by the Republican Party, having voted in Republican candidates for various state and federal elections. However, the Democratic Party has made significant gains in recent years in Brevard County. In 2020, Democrats increased their share of the vote in several races against Republicans to continue closing the gap. Local politics are also influenced by many organizations and activists who advocate for different issues within the county. These organizations include environmental protection groups, economic justice advocates, and social justice organizations. As such, a variety of perspectives are held and represented by people within Brevard County’s political climate. With its vibrant mix of both parties and advocacy groups, Brevard County’s political climate provides plenty of opportunities for individuals to engage in their local government decisions and take part in a lively democratic process.
The political climate in 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
Brevard County, FL 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.
Brevard, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Brevard County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,042 contributions totaling $2,134,981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,392 contributions totaling $2,516,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)