Pensacola, FL is a city that is known for its vibrant culture and historic background. When it comes to politics, the citizens of Pensacola have long been active in local and state-level elections. Currently, the city council members are responsible for making laws and ordinances that will affect the people of Pensacola. The mayor is also responsible for setting the agenda for future projects in Pensacola and working with other elected officials to ensure its future success. In addition to the city representatives, there are also county commissioners who have important roles in affecting how the county operates. Each year, a new slate of candidates emerges to face off against incumbents in competitive races for these offices. By participating in local elections, citizens of Pensacola can ensure their voices are heard when it comes to political decisions that will shape their future.
The political climate in Pensacola, FL is leaning conservative.
Escambia County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Escambia County, FL 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Escambia county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.5%.
Escambia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pensacola, FL is leaning conservative.
Escambia County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pensacola, 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 Pensacola, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,580 contributions totaling $441,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,059 contributions totaling $1,189,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)