The political climate in 34950 Fort Pierce, FL is an interesting one. This is because it is a largely rural area that has been considered one of the more conservative areas of the state. The current mayor and city council are all Republicans, and while there have been some recent moves towards more progressive candidates, the majority of people in the area still tend to lean conservatively. Local elections typically involve issues such as economic development, crime prevention, and infrastructure investment. There are also debates about how much government should be involved in certain areas such as education and public safety. With so many people passionate about their beliefs in this area, local politics can get heated at times as they strive to represent their constituents’ interests.
The political climate in Zip 34950 (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 34950 (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 34950 (Fort Pierce)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $11,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $11,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)