Buckingham, FL is a small town located in southwest Florida. It is known for its beautiful beaches, fishing spots, and lush nature preserves. Despite its relatively small size, the town of Buckingham has an active political scene and plays an important role in local politics. Local elections are held annually to determine who will represent the people of Buckingham in the county government. A mayor and several city council members are elected to represent the interests of citizens within the city limits. The town also has representatives on state boards which help shape policy and decisions for all residents of Florida in matters such as education, health care, taxes, and more. In recent years there have been many changes to local legislation that have had a direct impact on everyday life for those living in Buckingham. Through careful voting decisions by citizens, these changes can continue to move the town forward while still preserving its unique character and culture.
The political climate in Buckingham, FL is moderately conservative.
Lee County, FL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, FL 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.9%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buckingham, FL is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Buckingham, 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 Buckingham, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,464 contributions totaling $116,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 800 contributions totaling $159,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)