Fort White, FL is a small town located in northern Florida. In terms of local politics, the town is governed by a mayor and five council members who are elected by the people. The mayor is responsible for setting policy and has the power to appoint individuals to certain positions. The city council consists of citizens who have been elected to serve two-year terms and represent their constituents in matters that impact the town. They have the authority to pass ordinances and regulations that govern the city. Every year, Fort White holds an election for mayor as well as for all five council members, giving residents an opportunity to participate in local politics. All candidates must meet certain criteria to be eligible for office, which includes being a registered voter in Fort White and not having any felony convictions. The city also encourages civic engagement from its citizens through public forums and other events where residents can have their voices heard.
The political climate in Fort White, FL is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, FL is very conservative. In Columbia County, FL 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.9%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort White, FL is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, Florida is very conservative.
Lake 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.
Fort White, 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 Fort White, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 286 contributions totaling $16,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $4,294 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)