Stuart, Florida is located in the Treasure Coast Region of Florida. It has a diverse political landscape, with both major national parties having a presence in the city. The Republican and Democratic Parties have local meetings and hold events throughout the year to engage their supporters and residents. Local politicians often visit Stuart to discuss current issues and policies that affect citizens in the area. Issues such as taxes, health care, education, infrastructure, and the environment are regularly discussed at these forums. Members of various organizations and advocacy groups are also active participants in these conversations. In addition to engaging directly with constituents through formal events, many local politicians have social media accounts to stay connected with their base on a daily basis. All of this helps make Stuart an informed and engaged community when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Stuart, FL is somewhat conservative.
Martin County, FL is strongly conservative. In Martin County, FL 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 37.3%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stuart, FL is somewhat conservative.
Martin County, Florida is strongly 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.
Stuart, 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 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 Stuart, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,579 contributions totaling $1,409,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,005 contributions totaling $1,600,877 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)