Carrabelle, FL is a city located on the Gulf of Mexico in Franklin County. The city is considered to be politically conservative, with most local candidates favoring policies that reflect this ideology. In 2016, most of the local elected officials were Republicans, including the mayor and several members of the City Council. These officials focus on strengthening public safety and infrastructure while promoting economic development. Additionally, they seek to promote community engagement through various events and opportunities for citizens to get involved in their government. The city has also been known for its vocal opposition to offshore drilling in recent years. This position has been popular among both citizens and local elected officials alike.
The political climate in Carrabelle, FL is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, FL is very conservative. In Franklin County, FL 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.9%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carrabelle, FL is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, Florida is very 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.
Carrabelle, 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 Carrabelle, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 700 contributions totaling $45,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $21,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)