Satsuma, FL is a small town located in Putnam County. Despite its small size, the community is heavily involved in politics and local issues. Many residents take part in local elections, turning out to vote for their preferred candidates. The candidates are typically well-known and highly respected members of the community who are passionate about preserving the small town feel of Satsuma while also advocating for improvements and changes that will benefit current and future generations. Local campaigns often focus on topics such as economic development, infrastructure investments, education funding, public safety initiatives, and other important issues that affect residents of Satsuma. With its vibrant political atmosphere and strong civic engagement, Satsuma continues to be an example of how even the smallest towns can have a positive impact on their larger communities.
The political climate in Zip 32189 (Satsuma, FL) is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, FL is very conservative. In Putnam County, FL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 28.9%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32189 (Satsuma, FL) is strongly conservative.
Satsuma, Florida is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, Florida is very conservative.
Palatka 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.
Satsuma, 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 32189 (Satsuma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $2,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,763 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)