The Panama City, FL Metro Area is a vibrant political area with its own unique set of issues and concerns. With several local elections coming up in 2020, the race for the various positions that make up the local government are heating up. From mayors to city council members, there are plenty of candidates vying for these positions and each one has their own idea of how to make Panama City a better place to live. Many have focused on improving infrastructure like roads and public transportation systems while others have proposed new economic development initiatives. Additionally, many candidates have discussed ways to reduce crime rates and improve housing options for low-income residents. As the election draws near, it’s important for voters to pay attention to all the candidates’ platforms and see who they believe will best serve their interests in Panama City.
The political climate in Panama City Metro Area is very conservative.
In Panama City Metro Area 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Panama City metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.2%.
The Panama City metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Panama City 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.
Panama City, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Panama City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,800 contributions totaling $655,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,792 contributions totaling $2,242,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $591 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)