Port St. Joe, FL is a small town located in the Panhandle of Florida with a population of about 3,400 people. Located along the Gulf Coast, it is known as a vacation destination for beach-goers and retirees alike. Politically, Port St. Joe is heavily Republican, with most local political candidates being members of the party. The mayor and all city commissioners are also Republicans. Local issues are often debated in City Hall meetings and decisions made on matters such as zoning ordinances and budgets are determined by the City Commission. Port St. Joe has been represented in Congress by Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz since 2017, though its residents have voted Democratic in recent presidential elections
The political climate in Zip 32456 (Port St. Joe, FL) is strongly conservative.
Gulf County, FL is very conservative. In Gulf County, FL 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gulf county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 24.3%.
Gulf county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32456 (Port St. Joe, FL) is strongly conservative.
Port St. Joe, Florida is strongly conservative.
Gulf County, Florida is very conservative.
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.
Port St. Joe, 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 zip 32456 (Port St. Joe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $21,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $31,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)