Bay, FL County is a vibrant and diverse community with a strong political presence. Like many areas of the country, local politics here revolve around issues of taxation, public services, education, and economic growth. In recent years Bay County has seen an influx of candidates from both major political parties vying for seats in the state legislature. Voters in Bay County take their civic responsibility seriously and are engaged in following local campaigns and getting to know the candidates who are running. As Election Day approaches, residents in the area will have the chance to cast their votes for the political candidates they feel best represent their views on these important issues facing the community.
The political climate in 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
Bay County, FL 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.
Bay, 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 Bay County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,649 contributions totaling $633,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,569 contributions totaling $2,199,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $616 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)