The politics in 32656 Keystone Heights, FL are currently shaped by the local government and its elected representatives. The city is managed by a Mayor-Council form of government, with the mayor serving as the chief executive officer and the council members acting as legislative decision makers. The current mayor is Scott Jamison, who was elected in 2018 and is running for re-election in 2020. Other key players in Keystone Heights’ political landscape include Police Chief Alvin Griffis Jr., City Manager Ronald Elrod, and City Attorney Steve White. All of these individuals have been instrumental in helping to shape the city’s policies on a variety of issues, such as public safety, economic development, housing, and infrastructure investments. As such, they will be key figures heading into the 2020 elections and beyond as citizens look to ensure that their voices are heard and represented on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 32656 (Keystone Heights, FL) is strongly conservative.
Clay County, FL is very conservative. In Clay County, FL 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32656 (Keystone Heights, FL) is strongly conservative.
Keystone Heights, Florida is strongly conservative.
Clay County, Florida is very conservative.
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.
Keystone Heights, 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 32656 (Keystone Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $5,714 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $16,458 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)