Ponce de Leon, FL is a small town, located in the Panhandle of Florida. The town has a population of approximately 1,000 and is governed by a mayor and five council members elected through local elections. The town works to keep the local government in line with the goals of the citizens. They strive to provide services that promote economic growth while preserving natural resources and protecting public safety. The town actively engages with citizens through surveys and outreach events to ensure that they’re up-to-date on the goings-on in their municipality, while giving residents a chance to weigh in on important issues. This commitment to open communications helps ensure that Ponce de Leon's politics are reflective of its people's interests and values.
The political climate in Ponce de Leon, FL is strongly conservative.
Holmes County, FL is very conservative. In Holmes County, FL 10.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holmes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.0% to 10.2%.
Holmes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ponce de Leon, FL is strongly conservative.
Holmes County, Florida 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.
Ponce de Leon, 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 Ponce de Leon, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $4,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)