The 32544 Hurlburt Field ZIP code of Okaloosa County, Florida is located in the city of Fort Walton Beach. It is home to the headquarters of Air Force Special Operations Command and the 1st Special Operations Wing. Being a primarily military community, politics in this area are unique when compared to other parts of the state. Voting decisions are largely based on issues related to national defense, such as increased funding and improved service for veterans. This makes for a unified voice among many different backgrounds and ideologies. Local politicians focus on representing the interests of those living in this area who are connected to active-duty military or retired service members. Issues such as increasing benefits, improving communities near military bases and protecting natural resources are always at the forefront in local elections.
The political climate in Zip 32544 (Hurlburt Field, FL) is strongly conservative.
Okaloosa County, FL is very conservative. In Okaloosa County, FL 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okaloosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.3%.
Okaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32544 (Hurlburt Field, FL) is strongly conservative.
Hurlburt Field, Florida is strongly conservative.
Okaloosa 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.
Hurlburt Field, 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 32544 (Hurlburt Field)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)