Bradford County, Florida is a rural area located in the north central part of the state. Politically, the county leans conservative and is largely Republican. Voter turnout in Bradford County has been steadily increasing over the past several elections cycles, with strong support for local Republican candidates. The county is heavily influenced by conservative ideals and policies, such as lower taxes and smaller government. In recent years, public education has been a major focus of debate in Bradford County with many advocating for increased funding and improved standards of education for students across the county. Moreover, issues related to immigration, crime rates, and public safety are also regularly discussed by residents of Bradford County.
The political climate in Bradford County, FL is very conservative.
In Bradford County, FL 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 23.2%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bradford County, FL is very conservative.
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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.
Bradford, 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 Bradford County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $6,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $64,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)