Milton, Florida is a small town located in the Panhandle region of Florida. It has a rich history and culture that attracts many visitors and residents alike. The City of Milton is governed according to the laws of the state and is overseen by elected officials who serve to ensure that local government serves its citizens in an efficient and effective manner. The current mayor of Milton is Wesley Meiss, who was elected in 2018. He works closely with the city council to formulate policies that keep the community safe and prosperous. Additionally, there are several other locally elected officials in charge of specific issues such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, parks & recreation, and economic development. These political representatives work together to create a vibrant community where everyone can live safely and prosper.
The political climate in Milton, FL is moderately 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
Milton, FL is moderately 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.
Milton, 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 Milton, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 747 contributions totaling $36,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 736 contributions totaling $255,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)