Politics in Gonzalez, FL are vibrant and varied. The town is represented in the state legislature by a senator and two representatives, who are each responsible for making decisions on behalf of their constituents. Additionally, local citizens have the opportunity to take part in a variety of initiatives and activities to shape policy within their town, such as attending city council meetings or voting on ballot initiatives. Despite having no mayor or any other elected officials, Gonzalez boasts an active political landscape with many residents engaging in meaningful conversations about issues that affect them directly. Various organizations exist to educate citizens about the intricacies of state and local politics while providing opportunities to get involved with advocacy efforts. With so many different voices coming together, Gonzalez is sure to remain a thriving and engaged community when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Gonzalez, FL is somewhat conservative.
Escambia County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Escambia County, FL 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Escambia county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.5%.
Escambia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gonzalez, FL is somewhat conservative.
Escambia County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metro Area is strongly 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.
Gonzalez, 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 Gonzalez, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 367 contributions totaling $21,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 628 contributions totaling $109,373 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)