Wakulla County, located in the panhandle of Florida, is a small rural area with a population of around 33,000. The county is governed by five elected commissioners who are responsible for enacting local ordinances and policies. The current commission chair is Alan Brock, who was first elected in 2016. Wakulla County has a strong agricultural tradition and many voters prioritize fiscal responsibility. Issues such as infrastructure development and land use are important to residents of the county. Residents also pay close attention to statewide elections such as the governor's race and often turn out in large numbers to support candidates that represent their values. With its combination of agriculture, fiscal management, and political participation, Wakulla County continues to serve as an example of small-town politics in action.
The political climate in Wakulla County, FL is very conservative.
In Wakulla County, FL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wakulla county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 29.0%.
Wakulla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wakulla County, FL is very conservative.
Tallahassee 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.
Wakulla, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Wakulla County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 705 contributions totaling $53,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $19,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)