Mary Esther, FL (32569) is a small town located in Okaloosa County, Florida. It is part of the larger Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The local politics of Mary Esther are strongly influenced by the county-wide politics of the Okaloosa region. Politically speaking, the area is largely conservative with a strong base of Republicans who have held most of the local offices for many years. Many important issues facing Mary Esther and its citizens include economic growth, quality education, public safety, environmental protection, and infrastructure development. In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on improving public transportation and providing additional recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike. In terms of candidates running for office in Mary Esther, current mayor Joy Adams has been in office since 2014 and will be running for re-election in 2020. Additionally, several other candidates have announced their intentions to run for office during this election cycle as well.
The political climate in Zip 32569 (Mary Esther, 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 32569 (Mary Esther, FL) is strongly conservative.
Mary Esther, 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.
Mary Esther, 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 32569 (Mary Esther)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $13,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $39,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)