San Antonio, FL is a small town in the rural Florida Panhandle. With a population of just over 10,000, it is known for its quiet charm and laid-back atmosphere. The politics in San Antonio are reflective of its small-town culture; the town government is composed of a mayor and five commissioners. Elections are held every two years, with the current mayor and commissioners having been elected in 2019. The main focus of the town's politicians is on economic development initiatives and local infrastructure projects to support the small business owners in the area. They strive to create an environment where businesses can succeed and people can find quality jobs. There is also a strong emphasis on neighborhood safety and public services like libraries and parks that provide recreational activities for residents.
The political climate in San Antonio, FL is moderately conservative.
Pasco County, FL is moderately conservative. In Pasco County, FL 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pasco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 39.3%.
Pasco county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Antonio, FL is moderately conservative.
Pasco County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning 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.
San Antonio, Florida: d 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 San Antonio, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 827 contributions totaling $46,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 390 contributions totaling $97,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)