Fort Pierce is a city in St. Lucie County, located on the Atlantic Coast of South Florida. It is considered a hub for local politics, with many residents actively engaged in the community and their elected officials. In addition to the larger countywide political decisions, Fort Pierce also has its own City Commission which consists of five members who are elected at-large. Residents of Fort Pierce have an opportunity to get involved in the local political discourse through various committees, boards and commissions such as the Planning Board, Budget Board, and Environmental Review Panel. Additionally, city residents regularly attend public meetings such as City Council meetings to stay informed about local issues or express their concerns about what is happening in the city. With so many opportunities for involvement and input from citizens, Fort Pierce continues to be an important center for political discussion and debate.
The political climate in Zip 34947 (Fort Pierce, FL) is leaning liberal.
St. Lucie County, FL is leaning conservative. In St. Lucie County, FL 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Lucie county remained narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.8%.
St. Lucie county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34947 (Fort Pierce, FL) is leaning liberal.
Fort Pierce, Florida is leaning liberal.
St. Lucie County, Florida is leaning conservative.
Port St. Lucie Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fort Pierce, Florida: d d D d 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 34947 (Fort Pierce)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $3,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)