Jacksonville, FL is the largest city in the state and has a population of over 900,000 people. It is served by a mayor-council form of government with the current mayor being Lenny Curry. The city council comprises 19 members from districts that are elected at large. In addition to the mayor and city council, residents of Jacksonville elect state representatives, congressional representatives, presidential electors, as well as vote in statewide and national elections. Jacksonville has a rich political history and many initiatives have been implemented to increase voter participation in local elections such as holding early voting locations throughout the city during primary and general elections. It also enacts various laws designed to protect citizens' rights and make sure that all citizens have access to a fair and secure ballot.
The political climate in Zip 32223 (Jacksonville, FL) is leaning 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 32223 (Jacksonville, FL) is leaning liberal.
Jacksonville, Florida is leaning 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 32223 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,198 contributions totaling $97,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 691 contributions totaling $615,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $891 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)