32356 Salem, FL is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 people. The local political landscape is made up of a Mayor and four City Council members who make decisions related to the daily operations of the community. The Mayor is elected every four years and the City Council members are elected for two-year terms each. Salem residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections and vote for candidates they believe will best represent their interests. Local campaigns focus on issues such as economic growth, public safety, and infrastructure investments. As part of the campaign process, candidates hold public forums to discuss their platforms and answer questions from voters. Ultimately, Salem residents take pride in having a say in their own governance and strive to elect candidates that will be accountable to them as local leaders.
The political climate in Zip 32356 (Salem, FL) is very conservative.
Taylor County, FL is very conservative. In Taylor County, FL 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.7%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32356 (Salem, FL) is very conservative.
Salem, Florida is very conservative.
Taylor County, Florida is very conservative.
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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.
Salem, 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 32356 (Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)