The politics in 32905 Palm Bay, FL can be seen as somewhat conservative. The city has seven members on the City Council, with the Mayor acting as its chairperson. Each member of the City Council is elected to represent one of the seven geographical districts for a four year term and are responsible for initiating ordinances and resolutions to ensure the safety and welfare of all citizens in their district. Citizens in Palm Bay have voted against tax increases in some recent elections. The local government takes into account public opinion when making decisions about policy changes or matters concerning the city’s finances. In recent years, citizens have been politically active in voicing their opinions through initiatives such as voter registration drives, town hall meetings, and protests.
The political climate in Zip 32905 (Palm Bay, 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
Zip 32905 (Palm Bay, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Palm Bay, Florida 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.
Palm Bay, 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 zip 32905 (Palm Bay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 907 contributions totaling $135,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $23,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)