Panama City, FL, located in Bay County, is a hub of politics and government due to its local and state representatives. At the local level, residents can elect three members to the Bay County Commission which governs issues such as development services, public works, law enforcement, parks and recreation, and more. Additionally, depending on the district they live in, residents will also have two members of the Florida House of Representatives and one state senator representing them at the state level. Each political representative has their own policies and goals that they are passionate about helping to achieve for their community. Furthermore, Panama City residents have several public forums throughout the year where they can discuss local issues with their representatives and voice their opinions on topics such as education reform or environmental protection. Through these conversations citizens are able to make sure their voices are heard by those who represent them in government.
The political climate in Zip 32409 (Panama City, FL) is very conservative.
Bay County, FL is very conservative. In Bay County, FL 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.5%.
Bay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32409 (Panama City, FL) is very conservative.
Panama City, Florida is very conservative.
Bay County, Florida is very conservative.
Panama City 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.
Panama City, 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 32409 (Panama City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $3,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $48,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $502 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)