Trenton, FL is a small city located in Gilchrist County with about 2,000 people. It is known for its quiet neighborhoods and friendly citizens. Politically, the city is overseen by a mayor and five commissioners who are elected to serve two year terms. The commissioners are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that will benefit the citizens of Trenton. The mayor acts as an executive administrator of the policies established by the commission. In addition to municipal government, Trenton has citizens that are actively involved in local state and federal politics. They regularly attend town hall meetings and participate in political discussions online or in person. Despite its small size, Trenton's residents are passionate about their politics and take an active role in shaping the future of their beloved city.
The political climate in Trenton, FL is moderately 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
Trenton, FL is moderately 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $3,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $17,308 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)