Bagdad, FL is a quiet town located in Santa Rosa County. Although small, Bagdad has a bustling political scene that is of great importance to the community. The town is currently represented by District 3 Commissioner Don Salter and State Representatives Jayer Williamson and Alex Andrade. Local elections are often competitive with several candidates vying for positions on the Town Council and School Board. Issues such as education, infrastructure, economic development, and public safety are often at the forefront of local political debates and discussions. Bagdad residents take part in their democracy by engaging in local conversations, attending candidate forums, volunteering for campaigns, and committing to vote on Election Day. The political scene in Bagdad is often lively and engaging which makes it an important part of life for those living here.
The political climate in Bagdad, FL is strongly conservative.
Santa Rosa County, FL is very conservative. In Santa Rosa County, FL 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Rosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.8%.
Santa Rosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bagdad, FL is strongly conservative.
Santa Rosa County, Florida is very 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.
Bagdad, 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 Bagdad, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $9,749 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $66,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)