The politics in Hilliard, FL are largely centered around the local government and what is best for the town. The town is managed by a Mayor and four Town Council members who are elected every two years by the citizens of Hilliard. The Mayor has veto power over council decisions, but can be overruled with a majority of the council members voting. Every four years, an election is held to decide who will be Mayor and who will serve on the Town Council. These elections allow citizens to have their voices heard and to help shape the future of Hilliard. In addition to local elections, voters in Hilliard also get to take part in national elections as well, allowing them to make their opinions known on a larger scale.
The political climate in Hilliard, FL is strongly conservative.
Nassau County, FL is very conservative. In Nassau County, FL 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nassau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.4%.
Nassau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hilliard, FL is strongly conservative.
Nassau 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.
Hilliard, 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 Hilliard, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $4,651 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $34,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)