The politics in 32065 Lakeside, FL are largely shaped by the local government and the laws and policies it implements. On a county level, there are many elected officials who are responsible for representing the interests of those in Lakeside. This includes County Commissioners, School Board Members, Constables, and more. Each of these positions is voted on by the locals and can help shape the future of 32065 Lakeside, FL. Additionally, legislation passed at both state and federal levels often have impacts on Lakeside residents. Therefore, it’s important for residents to stay informed about current events so they can make educated decisions when voting or advocating for their preferred policies.
The political climate in Zip 32065 (Lakeside, FL) is strongly conservative.
Clay County, FL is very conservative. In Clay County, FL 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32065 (Lakeside, FL) is strongly conservative.
Lakeside, Florida is strongly conservative.
Clay County, Florida is very conservative.
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.
Lakeside, 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 32065 (Lakeside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 323 contributions totaling $19,921 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $267,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)