Port St. Joe, FL is a small beach town in the Panhandle region of Florida and is home to a population of around 3,400 residents. Known for its beautiful shorelines and laid back, coastal lifestyle, Port St. Joe is a popular tourist destination but also has a vibrant local community with plenty of political activity. The local politics in Port St. Joe are largely dominated by the Republican party, as many of the residents hold conservative values and beliefs. Local politicians include Senator George Gainer and Representative Travis Cummings who both serve in the Florida House of Representatives as well as Commissioner Ward McDaniel who serves on the Gulf County board of Commissioners. All three representatives are actively involved in local issues such as protecting the environment, creating job opportunities for citizens, and addressing ongoing infrastructure projects that need funding.
The political climate in Port St. Joe, FL is moderately conservative.
Gulf County, FL is very conservative. In Gulf County, FL 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gulf county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 24.3%.
Gulf county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port St. Joe, FL is moderately conservative.
Gulf County, Florida is very conservative.
Panama City Metro Area is very 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.
Port St. Joe, 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 Port St. Joe, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $21,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $31,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)