Gainesville, FL Voting


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Gainesville, FL is located in the northern part of Florida and is home to a diverse population that reflects its rich history. The city has a strong local government and an active political climate, with numerous candidates vying for office in each election cycle. Gainesville residents have a variety of issues to consider when choosing their representatives, from health care reform to environmental protection. Local political debates often focus on education funding, taxes, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. Though there may be disagreements among parties on certain issues, ultimately the people of Gainesville strive for policies that prioritize their community's health and well-being.

The political climate in Gainesville, FL is moderately liberal.

Alachua County, FL is strongly liberal. In Alachua County, FL 62.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Alachua county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.7% to 35.6%.
Alachua county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Gainesville, FL is moderately liberal.


Alachua County, Florida is strongly liberal.

Gainesville Metro Area is moderately liberal.

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.

Gainesville, Florida: D D D D D D

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 Gainesville, FL

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27,193 contributions totaling $2,239,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 3,482 contributions totaling $1,268,557 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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