Fernandina Beach, FL is located on Amelia Island, and it is a picturesque beach town with a thriving community. Politically, Fernandina Beach is a reasonably diverse area. The City Commission consists of five elected officials who are responsible for governing the city. Each commissioner's term lasts two years and they are elected by the citizens of Fernandina Beach in nonpartisan elections. Overall, local politics in Fernandina Beach tend to be focused on issues that affect the quality of life for residents such as infrastructure improvements and beautification projects. Recently there has been increased attention to environmental concerns within the city limits as well as increasing economic development opportunities that can benefit all citizens.
The political climate in Fernandina Beach, FL is moderately conservative.
Nassau County, FL is very conservative. In Nassau County, FL 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nassau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.4%.
Nassau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fernandina Beach, FL is moderately conservative.
Nassau County, Florida is very conservative.
Jacksonville 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.
Fernandina 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 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 Fernandina Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,255 contributions totaling $254,244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,872 contributions totaling $913,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)