The town of Chipley, FL has a population of approximately 3,100 people and is located in the northern part of Washington County in the Florida Panhandle. The political landscape of Chipley is defined by its two main political parties: Republican and Democrat. Local elections are held annually and many of the local candidates are long-time residents who have proven themselves to be reliable, hardworking public servants. Current Mayor Preston Chason has been in office since 2008 and is a Republican. He is supported by a number of Conservative lawmakers including Commissioner Bobbie J. Smith, Commissioner Donald Bostick, and Commission Chairman Jesse Tubb. These officials have worked hard on behalf of their constituents to improve the quality of life for all citizens in 32428 Chipley, FL.
The political climate in Zip 32428 (Chipley, FL) is very conservative.
Washington County, FL is very conservative. In Washington County, FL 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 19.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32428 (Chipley, FL) is very conservative.
Chipley, Florida is very conservative.
Washington County, Florida is very conservative.
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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.
Chipley, 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 32428 (Chipley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $5,733 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $29,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)