The small town of Taft, Florida is located in the panhandle area of the state and has always had a politically active population. Despite its small size, the people of Taft are dedicated to engaging in local politics as evidenced by their commitment to electing representatives for local government positions. In recent years, many Taft residents have campaigned both for and against propositions put forward by the city council. Additionally, there is an active group of citizens who regularly attend city council meetings to discuss various topics such as zoning laws, infrastructure improvements, and funding for local programs. Locally elected officials strive to make sure that all voices are heard and represented in decisions made for the benefit of the entire community.
The political climate in Taft, FL is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, FL is moderately liberal. In Orange County, FL 60.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Orange county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Taft, FL is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, Florida is moderately liberal.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Taft, Florida: d d D D D D
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 Taft, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 639 contributions totaling $23,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $78,433 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)