Defuniak Springs, FL is a small city located in Walton County. It has a rich political history that dates back to its incorporation in 1884. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member city council. They work together to make policy decisions that are beneficial for the residents of Defuniak Springs. Currently, Mayor Bob Campbell is serving as mayor and the five council members are Curtis Burroughs, Patricia McCallum, David Huggins, Keith Niland, and Chadwick Revell. These individuals work diligently to ensure the citizens of Defuniak Springs receive quality services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and economic development efforts. Additionally, they strive to create an environment that encourages citizen participation in local affairs and improve quality of life for all community members.
The political climate in Zip 32435 (Defuniak Springs, FL) is strongly conservative.
Walton County, FL is very conservative. In Walton County, FL 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.6%.
Walton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32435 (Defuniak Springs, FL) is strongly conservative.
Defuniak Springs, Florida is strongly conservative.
Walton County, Florida is very conservative.
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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.
Defuniak Springs, 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 32435 (Defuniak Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $5,781 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $7,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)