Sebastian, FL is located in Indian River County and is part of the larger Treasure Coast region. Politics in the area are largely focused on issues related to economic development, environmental protection, and education. In recent years, citizens have become increasingly engaged in local political discourse, advocating for greater support of small businesses, environmental conservation efforts, and increased access to quality public education. Local politicians have responded by implementing new policies that seek to improve the quality of life for all residents in the area. Many of the local government representatives come from within the community or have a personal connection to Sebastian and understand the unique needs and challenges that face its citizens. With ongoing debates about various topics including taxes, infrastructure investments, zoning regulations, and more, it’s clear that politics in 32958 Sebastian is an important part of daily life for many residents.
The political climate in Zip 32958 (Sebastian, FL) is moderately conservative.
Indian River County, FL is moderately conservative. In Indian River County, FL 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Indian River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 38.7%.
Indian River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32958 (Sebastian, FL) is moderately conservative.
Sebastian, Florida is moderately conservative.
Indian River County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Sebastian-Vero Beach 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.
Sebastian, 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 32958 (Sebastian)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,065 contributions totaling $54,291 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 402 contributions totaling $58,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)