Vero Beach, FL is located in Indian River County and has a population of just over 16,000 people. The city is represented by three members of the City Council who are responsible for making policy decisions about local issues. The members of the current council are Brian Heady, Harry Howle, and Laura Moss. They are responsible for ensuring that Vero Beach's residents have access to high-quality public services and that the city holds true to its reputation as one of Florida's most desirable places to live. In addition to City Council representation, Vero Beach also elects a Mayor who serves as the chief executive officer for the city. Currently, Joe Earman is serving as Mayor and has been since 2018. He works closely with the City Council to ensure that all policies enacted align with the needs of Vero Beach’s residents. Residents in Vero Beach have many opportunities to get involved in the political process; whether it be through voting or attending town hall meetings.
The political climate in Zip 32967 (Vero Beach, FL) is somewhat 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 32967 (Vero Beach, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Vero Beach, Florida is somewhat 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.
Vero Beach, 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 32967 (Vero Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,603 contributions totaling $108,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 700 contributions totaling $194,216 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)