Neptune Beach, FL, located in Duval County, is a small but vibrant city with a population of about 7,000. The city is governed by a mayor and six-member city council. Local politics focus on managing the growth of the area while preserving its unique coastal charm. Issues such as infrastructure maintenance and development, increased tourism, business regulation and public safety are all topics that regularly come up during local government meetings. Residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions on these issues at public forums or through written comments. City elections are held every two years with current Mayor Robert Gbenameto leading the way since 2019. The local political scene encourages lively debates on important issues facing the community and ensures that citizens remain engaged in city government affairs.
The political climate in Zip 32266 (Neptune Beach, FL) is leaning liberal.
Duval County, FL is leaning liberal. In Duval County, FL 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Duval county flipped Democratic, 51.1% to 47.3%.
Duval county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32266 (Neptune Beach, FL) is leaning liberal.
Neptune Beach, Florida is leaning liberal.
Duval County, Florida is leaning liberal.
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.
Neptune Beach, Florida: R R r r r d
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 zip 32266 (Neptune Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 332 contributions totaling $45,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $292,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)