Brooksville, FL is a small city located in the state of Florida. It is known for its rich history and culture, and the city is governed by local elected officials. The current mayor of Brooksville is Joe Bernardini, who was elected in 2020. The City Council consists of five members, each representing a different district within the city limits. They are responsible for setting policy and managing the day-to-day functions of the city. Every two years, voters elect a mayor and three council members to serve on the City Council. In addition to the local officials, there are representatives from both major political parties who serve in various roles throughout the state legislature. Brooksville residents have been actively involved in their local government for many years. Through voting and participation in elections, they help to shape legislation that will create positive change for the community as a whole.
The political climate in Brooksville, FL is somewhat conservative.
Hernando County, FL is strongly conservative. In Hernando County, FL 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hernando county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.5% to 34.4%.
Hernando county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brooksville, FL is somewhat conservative.
Hernando County, Florida is strongly conservative.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning 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.
Brooksville, Florida: d 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 Brooksville, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 717 contributions totaling $54,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 553 contributions totaling $120,196 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)