The politics in 33486 Boca Raton, FL are heavily influenced by the larger cultural and economic forces at work throughout South Florida. With an area of 51 square miles, Boca Raton is the second largest city in Palm Beach County, with a population of over 90,000 people. The city is represented by five members on the City Council and has a mayor elected at-large every two years. On the local level, the City Council sets policy, reviews ordinances, and regulates zoning laws within its jurisdiction. Elections for mayor and City Council members are non-partisan and represent all voters in the city limits of 33486 Boca Raton. Residents have access to several different options when it comes to voting in local elections, including absentee ballots and early voting options. In addition to local issues, residents are also encouraged to participate in discussions on state and national politics as well as international affairs that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 33486 (Boca Raton, 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
Zip 33486 (Boca Raton, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Boca Raton, Florida 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.
Boca Raton, 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 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 33486 (Boca Raton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,945 contributions totaling $222,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 516 contributions totaling $593,199 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)