Flagler County, located in the northern part of Florida along the Atlantic Coast, is known for its picturesque beaches and beautiful parks. Home to over 100,000 people, Flagler County has a vibrant local politics scene that is often driven by issues such as public safety, budgeting and infrastructure, and economic development. Local political candidates frequently campaign on promises of reducing crime rates, improving the quality of life for residents through better roads and schools, and ensuring that businesses have access to the resources they need to succeed. With an active election season just around the corner, Flagler County residents are engaging in meaningful conversations about what matters most in their community.
The political climate in Flagler County, FL is moderately conservative.
In Flagler County, FL 39.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Flagler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 39.2%.
Flagler county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flagler County, FL is moderately conservative.
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Flagler, Florida: d r d 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 Flagler County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,432 contributions totaling $288,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,745 contributions totaling $380,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)