In 32438 Fountain, FL, politics is an important part of community life. The city is served by the County Commission of Bay County, which serves as the governing body for all of Bay County. The mayor and four commissioners are elected to represent the citizens of Fountain at the local level. The county commission works together to address issues that affect citizens including transportation, economic development, public safety and more. Other political offices such as school board members and representatives in the House and Senate also serve at the local level to provide a voice for residents in both state and national politics. By staying involved in local politics, citizens can ensure their needs are being taken into account when decisions are made that directly affect them.
The political climate in Zip 32438 (Fountain, FL) is very conservative.
Bay County, FL is very conservative. In Bay County, FL 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.5%.
Bay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32438 (Fountain, FL) is very conservative.
Fountain, Florida is very conservative.
Bay County, Florida is very conservative.
Panama City 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.
Fountain, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 32438 (Fountain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $1,408 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)