Key West, FL is a vibrant city located in the southernmost region of the Florida Keys. Politically, the city is part of Monroe County and elects officials to represent its residents in local government. The current mayor is Teri Johnston, who was elected in 2018 following her predecessor Craig Cates' two terms as mayor. Key West City Commission also makes decisions about local zoning, development projects, beautification initiatives, and other municipal services. Residents will often have multiple candidates to choose from for political positions at any given time as well as host debates and other events centered around politics in the area. Additionally, there are organizations that focus on advocating for key issues within the city such as sustainability, safety, education, and economic development. Political engagement and participation remain high amongst Key West residents as they strive to build a better future for their community.
The political climate in Zip 33040 (Key West, FL) is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, FL is leaning conservative. In Monroe County, FL 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.5%.
Monroe county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33040 (Key West, FL) is leaning conservative.
Key West, Florida is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, Florida is leaning conservative.
Key West Metro Area is leaning 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.
Key West, 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 33040 (Key West)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,308 contributions totaling $1,118,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 837 contributions totaling $509,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $609 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)