Madison, FL is a small town in the panhandle of Florida with a population of about 3,000 people. It is a quiet, rural community that is home to many local businesses and farms. Politics in Madison are largely driven by local concerns and issues such as economic development, education and healthcare. Local candidates often focus on public safety, jobs, infrastructure and the environment when campaigning for office. The town has elected a council of five city commissioners who serve as the governing body for the town. These elected officials work together to ensure that the residents of Madison have a strong voice on local issues. They strive to promote fiscal responsibility while advocating for initiatives that will create positive change within their community. With upcoming elections approaching, it is important for citizens to become informed about the candidates running for office so that they can make an informed decision at the ballot box.
The political climate in Madison, FL is leaning conservative.
Madison County, FL is moderately conservative. In Madison County, FL 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained very strongly Republican, 59.4% to 39.9%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison, FL is leaning conservative.
Madison County, Florida 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.
Madison, 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 Madison, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $7,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $135,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,879 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)