Jacksonville Beach, FL is a vibrant coastal city of around 22,000 people that has experienced steady population growth over the years. The local politics in Jacksonville Beach focus on ensuring the best quality of life for residents and visitors by developing responsible policies in areas such as public safety, infrastructure and economic development. The mayor of Jacksonville Beach is Charlie Latham and he is supported by an elected City Council consisting of seven members who are responsible for making laws, levying taxes and managing public services within the city limits. The City Council works closely with other government agencies, businesses, and community organizations to ensure that the city remains a great place to live work and play. In addition to municipal elections, Jacksonville Beach residents can vote for state representatives in Congress and various county officials that represent them at state or federal levels.
The political climate in Jacksonville Beach, FL is leaning liberal.
Duval County, FL is leaning liberal. In Duval County, FL 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Duval county flipped Democratic, 51.1% to 47.3%.
Duval county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jacksonville Beach, FL is leaning liberal.
Duval County, Florida is leaning liberal.
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.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida: R R r r r 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 Jacksonville Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,372 contributions totaling $359,678 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $222,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $505 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)