The politics of 32940 Melbourne, FL are largely influenced by the local government officials who serve the citizens. These elected officials make decisions that affect the way businesses operate, the services that are offered to citizens, and how tax money is spent in the city. Although there is no specific population data for this area, it is estimated that this small town consists of approximately 24,000 people. The local political candidates who are running for office in 32940 Melbourne include Mayor Kathy Meehan and City Commissioner Trudy Novak. Both candidates have dedicated much time and effort into creating positive change in their community by focusing on improving infrastructure, increasing public safety, boosting economic development opportunities, and providing resources for education. These candidates have vowed to make a difference in their community if they are elected into office and many people in the area believe they will make great leaders.
The political climate in Zip 32940 (Melbourne, 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 32940 (Melbourne, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Melbourne, 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.
Melbourne, 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 32940 (Melbourne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,938 contributions totaling $272,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,431 contributions totaling $277,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)