Politics in 33158 Palmetto Bay, FL is mainly focused on local issues. The most common political concerns for the residents of this community are taxes, education, public safety and infrastructure. The local government in Palmetto Bay works hard to ensure the needs of its citizens are met by providing quality services and maintaining a safe and prosperous environment. The city council consists of five members who are elected to four year terms by the citizens of Palmetto Bay. They focus on enhancing services such as police protection, maintenance of parks and recreation areas, economic development initiatives and improvements to schools and roads. Additionally, the city council also makes sure that local taxes remain fair and reasonable for all residents. In order to ensure an efficient operation of the city government, several committees are formed which provide oversight regarding laws, regulations and budgeting. Furthermore, several organizations exist within Palmetto Bay which actively participate in politics such as the Democratic Club of South Dade County or the Greater Miami Republican Party. These organizations provide support for candidates running for office both locally and nationally so that they can better serve their community.
The political climate in Zip 33158 (Palmetto Bay, FL) is leaning liberal.
Miami-Dade County, FL is leaning liberal. In Miami-Dade County, FL 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami-Dade county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 46.0%.
Miami-Dade county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33158 (Palmetto Bay, FL) is leaning liberal.
Palmetto Bay, Florida is leaning liberal.
Miami-Dade County, Florida is leaning 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.
Palmetto Bay, 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 33158 (Palmetto Bay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,392 contributions totaling $299,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 521 contributions totaling $209,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)