Port St. Lucie, FL is a city of about 190,000 people in 34986. It is served by a mayor-council form of municipal government. There are seven council members elected at large to represent the city in local politics. Recent elections have seen high voter turnout with candidates focusing on issues such as economic development, public safety and recreation facilities. The city strives to provide all residents with a safe environment and a quality of life that meets their needs. The current mayor has focused on creating business opportunities and improving infrastructure such as roads while also preserving the natural beauty of the area for residents to enjoy. Through collaboration with local businesses and organizations, Port St. Lucie is working hard to be a vibrant community that welcomes new ideas and encourages growth while keeping its unique character intact.
The political climate in Zip 34986 (Port St. Lucie, FL) is leaning conservative.
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 34986 (Port St. Lucie, FL) is leaning conservative.
Port St. Lucie, Florida is leaning conservative.
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.
Port St. Lucie, 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 34986 (Port St. Lucie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,479 contributions totaling $113,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 757 contributions totaling $118,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)