The Jacksonville, FL Metro Area is home to a vibrant political landscape and active citizens. With the mayor's office, five city council members, and numerous other elected bodies governing the region, politics in this area are an important part of daily life. Local elections are often vigorously contested with passionate individuals advocating for their causes. Political engagement is encouraged by various initiatives designed to promote civic involvement among residents. The variety of views and perspectives expressed within the community help ensure that all points of view are heard when it comes to making decisions about policies and programs affecting the area. Regardless of your political leanings, it is important to get involved in local politics in order to make sure that your voice is heard.
The political climate in Jacksonville Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Jacksonville Metro Area 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Jacksonville metro area remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 43.5%.
The Jacksonville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45,087 contributions totaling $5,777,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22,783 contributions totaling $15,504,879 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $681 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)