Jacksonville, FL is the largest city in Duval County and is known for its vibrant political climate. The city is home to the Duval County Democratic and Republican parties, both of which have been active in local elections in recent years. In the 2016 election, Jacksonville saw a high voter turnout rate with 75% of registered voters participating. In local elections, candidates have included prominent figures such as Mayor Lenny Curry, former City Council President Katrina Brown, and current City Council President Anna Lopez Brosche. Candidates campaign on a variety of issues ranging from gun control to economic development. Jacksonville has also seen an increase in activism by citizens advocating for policies that are more progressive than those favored by many of the local politicians. This activism is part of an effort to ensure that all voices are heard and represented at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 32277 (Jacksonville, FL) is leaning liberal.
Duval County, FL is leaning liberal. In Duval County, FL 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Duval county flipped Democratic, 51.1% to 47.3%.
Duval county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32277 (Jacksonville, FL) is leaning liberal.
Jacksonville, Florida is leaning liberal.
Duval County, Florida is leaning liberal.
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.
Jacksonville, Florida: R R r r r d
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 32277 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 386 contributions totaling $19,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 230 contributions totaling $30,513 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)