Havana, Florida is a small town located in Gadsden County. It has a population of just under 3,000 and is known for its charming downtown area and historic buildings. Politics in Havana are largely driven by local issues such as infrastructure, fiscal responsibility, and economic development. Local elections are usually hotly contested with multiple candidates running for mayor, city council members, and other government positions. Issues such as taxes, jobs, and quality of life are topics heavily discussed during campaigns in order to convince voters to support their candidate of choice. With a strong sense of community spirit and pride in the town’s past, the citizens of Havana take their politics seriously. They make sure to stay informed on current events and strive to be actively engaged citizens who work together to ensure the future success of their beloved town.
The political climate in Havana, FL is moderately liberal.
Gadsden County, FL is very liberal. In Gadsden County, FL 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gadsden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 31.4%.
Gadsden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Havana, FL is moderately liberal.
Gadsden County, Florida is very liberal.
Tallahassee 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.
Havana, 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 Havana, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 534 contributions totaling $55,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $35,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)