Jacksonville, FL 32208 is home to a diverse population of residents who participate in various levels of political discourse. The city has elected local council members and representatives who serve at the state level. At the local level, Jacksonville also holds several town hall meetings throughout the year to give citizens an opportunity to voice their concerns and have their voices heard. Local elections are held regularly for mayor and other local leaders, allowing citizens to actively decide on those that will best represent their interests in government. Jacksonville is also home to numerous volunteer organizations and grassroots efforts dedicated to education and advocacy around important issues like climate change, economic development, community growth, and more. Overall, politics in Jacksonville are varied and active, providing many opportunities for citizens to become involved in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 32208 (Jacksonville, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Duval County, FL is leaning liberal. In Duval County, FL 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Duval county flipped Democratic, 51.1% to 47.3%.
Duval county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32208 (Jacksonville, FL) is somewhat liberal.
Jacksonville, Florida is somewhat liberal.
Duval County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Jacksonville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Jacksonville, Florida: R R r r r d
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 32208 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 243 contributions totaling $21,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $5,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)