The politics in Lakeside, FL are largely defined by the local residents and their interests. The city is split between progressive and conservative views on a variety of topics, with some residents more involved in civic engagement than others. There are several local political organizations that host meetings and events to discuss current issues, and Lakeside also plays host to many rallies and protests led by citizens who want to make their voices heard. Overall, there is an active political presence in Lakeside that works hard to ensure that the needs of its people are met.
The political climate in Lakeside, FL is moderately conservative.
Clay County, FL is very conservative. In Clay County, FL 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeside, FL is moderately conservative.
Clay County, Florida is very conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lakeside, 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 Lakeside, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,495 contributions totaling $74,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,509 contributions totaling $580,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)