Calhoun County, Florida is a small rural county located in the Florida Panhandle. It has a rich history, with many of its original settlers arriving in the mid-19th century. The area has always been known for its conservative political views, with local elections often featuring conservative candidates. This year's election is no different, as several local candidates have come forward to run for office. These candidates are advocating for lower taxes, fiscal responsibility, and fewer regulations to support local businesses. At the same time they are also looking at ways to improve public safety and health care access for all citizens in Calhoun County. The citizens of Calhoun County will soon be voting on these important issues that could shape the future of this small rural county for years to come.
The political climate in Calhoun County, FL is very conservative.
In Calhoun County, FL 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.5%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calhoun 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.
Calhoun, 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 Calhoun County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $2,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $24,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)