Baker County, Florida is located in the northeast corner of the state and is home to a diverse population. The county has a long history of political activism and involvement in electoral politics dating back to the 1880s when it was still part of Columbia County. Today, Baker County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners who are elected by district for four-year terms. Additionally, citizens have the opportunity to vote for various constitutional officers such as a property appraiser, sheriff, tax collector, and supervisor of elections. Baker County also elects representatives to both the Florida House of Representatives and Senate. Residents have many opportunities to participate in local politics and make their voice heard on important issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Baker County, FL is very conservative.
In Baker County, FL 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.6% to 14.5%.
Baker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baker County, FL is very conservative.
Jacksonville 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.
Baker, 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 Baker County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $5,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $35,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)