The politics in 32258 Jacksonville, FL are generally dominated by the Democratic party. This is due to the fact that much of the population of this area is of African-American descent and tend to vote for candidates from the Democratic party. There are also a few Republican candidates who have won some elections in recent years, but overall the majority of elected officials are Democrats. In local elections, voter turnout tends to be high and many citizens take an active role in participating in politics. Most candidates focus on issues such as education, healthcare, public safety, job creation and economic growth. Community leaders work hard to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard and that they can make decisions that improve quality of life for all individuals residing within 32258 Jacksonville, FL.
The political climate in Zip 32258 (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 32258 (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 32258 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 672 contributions totaling $31,913 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $63,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)