The politics of Spring Ridge, FL are bustling with action and activity. With numerous local politicians vying to represent the diverse population, there is a lot of excitement in the air. The area is home to a variety of political views, and local politicians are passionate about making sure their constituents’ voices are heard and represented. There have been several debates between candidates for various offices this election season, where they discussed issues from taxes and budgets to education and healthcare. No matter which political party they belong to or what stance they take on certain topics, all candidates strive to do what's best for their constituents in Spring Ridge.
The political climate in Spring Ridge, FL is very conservative.
Gilchrist County, FL is very conservative. In Gilchrist County, FL 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilchrist county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 17.5%.
Gilchrist county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spring Ridge, FL is very conservative.
Gilchrist County, Florida is very conservative.
Gainesville Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Spring Ridge, 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 Spring Ridge, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 555 contributions totaling $8,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $16,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)