Fleming Island, FL is an unincorporated community in Clay County and is known for its quaint charm and picturesque scenery. Political representation in Fleming Island consists of a combination of local governmental bodies - Clay County Board of County Commissioners, Clay County School Board, and the Clay Soil & Water Conservation District - all working together to ensure that the residents have the best quality of life possible. Local politicians strive to make sure that Fleming Island has the infrastructure it needs to support its growing population. They also work with other government entities to ensure that Fleming Island remains safe and secure while maintaining a vibrant economy. The local political candidates are always looking for ways to improve their community, whether it's by advocating for improved education systems or protecting the environment from climate change. In this way, these candidates can ensure that Fleming Island remains a desirable place to live in for years to come.
The political climate in Fleming Island, FL is strongly conservative.
Clay County, FL is very conservative. In Clay County, FL 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fleming Island, FL is strongly conservative.
Clay County, Florida is very conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fleming Island, 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 Fleming Island, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,743 contributions totaling $87,342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,304 contributions totaling $389,404 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)