The politics in the Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metro Area are shaped by a number of factors. The area is divided between Indian River and Brevard counties, with the city of Sebastian located in Indian River County and Vero Beach located in Brevard County. Each county has its own local government overseen by elected officials who are responsible for implementing policies that affect the region and its citizens. The two counties also collaborate to provide services such as public transportation, parks and recreation programs, and emergency management services. Additionally, both counties are part of Florida's congressional district 8, which is currently represented by Representative Bill Posey. On the state level, Florida Senate District 17 encompasses both counties, while in the House of Representatives they are split between Districts 32 and 53. All levels of government work together to ensure that the diverse needs of the region's population are met and that everyone enjoys a safe and prosperous life.
The political climate in Sebastian-Vero Beach Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Sebastian-Vero Beach Metro Area 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, the Sebastian-Vero Beach metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 38.7%.
The Sebastian-Vero Beach metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Sebastian-Vero 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Sebastian-Vero Beach Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,961 contributions totaling $2,990,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,298 contributions totaling $11,785,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,615 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)