The small town of Canal Point, FL is known for its quiet residential neighborhoods and close-knit community. Politics in Canal Point are run by a town council, which is made up of local residents that are elected to serve the community's needs and interests. The council works together to pass ordinances that will benefit the citizens of Canal Point, as well as create policies on areas such as zoning and development. The town council also regularly holds public meetings in order to get feedback from local residents on how the government is doing and what changes need to be made. Additionally, local candidates often hold forums in Canal Point where they can explain their views on different issues and answer questions from voters. Overall, politics in Canal Point are focused on serving the people who live there and making sure everyone has a voice in how the community operates.
The political climate in Canal Point, FL is somewhat liberal.
Palm Beach County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Palm Beach County, FL 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palm Beach county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 43.2%.
Palm Beach county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Canal Point, FL is somewhat liberal.
Palm Beach County, Florida is somewhat 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.
Canal Point, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Canal Point, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $4,562 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $11,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)