Politics in Penney Farms, FL is an important part of the local culture. The town is governed by a mayor and city council members who are elected to four-year terms. The mayor and council oversee the day-to-day operations of the town, such as budgets, zoning ordinances, public safety initiatives and more. Issues related to economic development, infrastructure and infrastructure improvements are also discussed at regular meetings by these officials. With a population of just over 500 people, Penney Farms has seen its fair share of challenges but the local government works diligently to ensure that all residents have access to quality services and resources. The community actively engages with its local political candidates through town halls and other events, making sure their voices are heard and their concerns addressed.
The political climate in Penney Farms, 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
Penney Farms, 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.
Penney Farms, 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 Penney Farms, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,860 contributions totaling $133,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 479 contributions totaling $163,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)