Bell, FL is a small town located in Alachua County with a population of about 2,000 people. The local politics in Bell are mainly driven by the City Council, which is composed of 5 council members who are elected to two-year terms. These council members are responsible for setting and passing laws, managing the budget, and making sure that the town's infrastructure is well maintained. Recently, the city has been working hard to improve its economic situation by focusing on creating new jobs and businesses within the community. There have also been several initiatives to promote public safety within Bell; such as increased police presence, better lighting in public spaces, and improved security systems. In addition to this, there have been numerous efforts to encourage civic engagement through community meetings and other forms of communication between local residents and their elected officials.
The political climate in Bell, FL is strongly conservative.
Gilchrist County, FL is very conservative. In Gilchrist County, FL 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilchrist county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 17.5%.
Gilchrist county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bell, FL is strongly conservative.
Gilchrist County, Florida is very conservative.
Gainesville Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Bell, 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 Bell, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $6,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $9,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)