Crestview, FL is a small town in the Northwest part of Florida known for its friendly people and its strong sense of community. Despite its size, Crestview is home to many local politics. During election season, the town comes alive with discussion about important issues and potential candidates for office. There are a wide variety of political parties represented in Crestview ranging from Democrats to Libertarians. Townspeople participate in debates and forums to discuss the merits of various candidates and voting takes place every two years on Election Day. Issues such as taxes, education, healthcare and infrastructure are all discussed during local elections as residents strive to make their voices heard. Crestview remains an active participant in the democratic process and citizens work hard to ensure that their voices continue to be heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Crestview, FL is moderately conservative.
Okaloosa County, FL is very conservative. In Okaloosa County, FL 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okaloosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.3%.
Okaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crestview, FL is moderately conservative.
Okaloosa County, Florida is very conservative.
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro Area 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.
Crestview, 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 Crestview, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,351 contributions totaling $44,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 398 contributions totaling $71,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)