Grand Ridge, FL is a small town located in Jackson County. It is governed by a five-member Town Council which meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to the city. The Mayor is elected every two years and serves as the head of the City Council. The Town Manager is appointed by the Mayor and oversees the day-to-day operations of the City. The current mayor, Robert Blackwell, has been serving since 2016 and has been credited with leading Grand Ridge through a period of unprecedented growth. He has focused on creating jobs, attracting new businesses, and improving public services for residents. Under his leadership, Grand Ridge has become an attractive destination for new families and businesses alike. The political climate in Grand Ridge is very open and welcoming; citizens are encouraged to voice their opinions at Town Council meetings or online via social media platforms. All decisions are made with the best interests of the city in mind, ensuring that Grand Ridge remains a vibrant place to live and work for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 32442 (Grand Ridge, FL) is very conservative.
Jackson County, FL is very conservative. In Jackson County, FL 30.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 30.1%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32442 (Grand Ridge, FL) is very conservative.
Grand Ridge, Florida is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
Grand Ridge, 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 32442 (Grand Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $18,762 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)