Brent, FL is a small town located in the heart of Florida. It has a strong sense of community and local politics have been an important part of the town’s culture for many years. Residents take pride in being informed about the current political issues affecting their city, state and nation, and are active participants in local elections. The city currently has three members serving on its City Commission and two mayor-appointed board members. The commission works to ensure that the needs of the citizens are being met through strategic planning, fiscal responsibility and efficient implementation of ordinances. In addition to these responsibilities, they also work on long-term projects such as upgrades to infrastructure, parks and recreational areas. Brent's residents understand that by coming together to discuss and debate political issues they can make lasting change while promoting a common interest in civic engagement.
The political climate in Brent, FL is leaning liberal.
Escambia County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Escambia County, FL 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Escambia county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.5%.
Escambia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brent, FL is leaning liberal.
Escambia County, Florida is somewhat 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.
Brent, 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 Brent, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,285 contributions totaling $209,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,439 contributions totaling $711,624 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $495 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)