Panama City Beach, FL is a vibrant coastal community located in Bay County. Politics in 32407 Panama City Beach, FL are led by its mayor Mike Thomas and the six-member city council, who are elected by citizens of the city. The current Council members are: Paul Casto, John Reichard, Phil Chester, Mark Sheldon, Michael Jarman and Janice Gilley. These representatives work on behalf of the community to make sure their interests are heard and their needs met. They have been working hard to ensure that Panama City Beach remains a safe and beautiful place to live. Additionally they have been advocating for better local infrastructure and services such as improved roads, increased public safety initiatives and more recreational opportunities. They also work with other local governments to provide quality health care options for residents of Panama City Beach.
The political climate in Zip 32407 (Panama City Beach, FL) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 32407 (Panama City Beach, FL) is strongly conservative.
Panama City Beach, Florida is strongly conservative.
Bay County, Florida 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.
Panama City Beach, 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 32407 (Panama City Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $29,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $153,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)