Okaloosa is a county located in Florida, and it is home to many cities and towns in the area. The county has a vibrant political system with representatives from several different political parties, including Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, and more. The county holds regular elections to decide who will represent its constituents in local government positions. In addition to voting for local candidates, residents of Okaloosa County can also take part in the national election process by registering to vote and casting their ballot on Election Day. With so many active participants in the political process, Okaloosa County is an important player in setting the state's political agenda.
The political climate in Okaloosa County, FL is very conservative.
In Okaloosa County, FL 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okaloosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.3%.
Okaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Okaloosa County, FL is very conservative.
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro Area is very 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.
Okaloosa, 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 Okaloosa County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,044 contributions totaling $321,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,153 contributions totaling $1,222,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)