Editing Flagler County, Florida (section)

==Politics==

=== Local elected leadership ===
Flagler County's foremost elected body is the Board of County Commissioners, a five-seat board elected in partisan races with four-year terms. The County Commission has the following members:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flagler County Board of County Commissioners |url=https://www.flaglercounty.gov/government/board-of-county-commissioners}}</ref>

* District 1 - Andy Dance (Chair)
* District 2 - Greg Hansen
* District 3 - David Sullivan
* District 4 - LeAnn Pennington (Vice Chair)
* District 5 - Donald O'Brien

Commissioners O'Brien and Sullivan are set to leave office following the 2024 general election, having both opted not to seek another term. Pennington and Hansen are in office until 2026, having each been elected in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2022-11-23 |title=Mullins Out, Pennington in on County Commission; Hansen and Dance Get Leadership Slots |url=https://askflagler.com/mullins-out-pennington-in-on-county-commission-hansen-and-dance-get-leadership-slots/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> Dance's term expires in 2028, having been re-elected in the 2024 primary election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2024-08-21 |title=Andy Dance Wins Re-Election, Besting Fernando Melendez |url=https://askflagler.com/andy-dance-wins-re-election-besting-fernando-melendez/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref>

The county is also served by the Flagler School Board, who are elected in non-partisan races to four-year terms in office. The seat has only had four of five seats occupied since member Sally Hunt resigned in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2024-09-20 |title=Flagler School Board Member Sally Hunt Resigns Her Seat |url=https://askflagler.com/flagler-school-board-member-sally-hunt-resigns-her-seat/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> The members are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board Members |url=https://www.flaglerschools.com/school-board/board-members}}</ref>

* District 1 - Vacant
* District 2 - Will Furry (Chair)
* District 3 - Colleen Conklin
* District 4 - Christy Chong (Vice Chair)
* District 5 - Cheryl Massaro

Furry and Chong are in office until 2026, having both been elected in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2022-11-22 |title=New School Board Members Sworn In; Massaro and Conklin Get Chair and Vice Chair |url=https://askflagler.com/new-board-members-selected/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> Conklin and Massaro are leaving office in 2024, having both opted not to seek additional terms. The county elected Janie Ruddy to the District 3 seat and Lauren Ramirez to the District 5 seat, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2024-08-23 |title=Lauren Ramirez, Janie Ruddy Win School Board Races |url=https://askflagler.com/lauren-ramirez-janie-ruddy-win-school-board-races/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> The District 1 seat will remain vacant until an appointment is made by the Governor of Florida.

The county is also served by five elected constitutional officers: Sheriff Rick Staly, Property Appraiser Jay Gardner, Clerk of Courts Tom Bexley, Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston, and Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Constitutional Officers |url=https://www.flaglercounty.gov/government/elected-constitutional-officers}}</ref>

===Voter registration===
According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans are a plurality of registered voters in Flagler County. The last Democrat to win the county was [[Barack Obama]] in 2008, and since then it has seen a gradual increase in Republican support in every election. In 2024, [[Donald Trump]] performed better in the county than any Republican since [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]'s 1972 landslide.
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Flagler County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of July 31, 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/|title=Official Flagler County Supervisor of Elections - Elections Office|website=www.dos.myflorida.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Political Party
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 42,471
| align = center | 45.00%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 26,332
| align = center | 27.89%
|-
| {{party color cell|No party (United States)}}
| No party affiliation 
| align = center | 24,052
| align = center | 25.48%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties 
| align = center | 1,538
| align = center | 1.63%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 94,393
! align = center | 100.00%
|}

===Statewide elections===
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|51,014|28,431|772|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|43,043|28,161|659|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|33,850|22,026|2,111|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|26,969|23,207|531|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|23,951|24,726|540|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|19,633|18,578|269|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|12,618|13,897|601|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|8,234|9,585|2,260|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,246|6,693|3,416|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,504|4,244|34|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,913|3,000|1|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,895|2,503|202|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,262|2,086|25|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,409|493|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|360|601|817|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|718|940|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|426|933|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|498|690|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|512|486|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|154|153|341|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|114|401|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|136|553|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|106|507|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|94|475|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|325|219|15|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|75|202|95|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1920|Democratic|74|206|94|Florida}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Previous gubernatorial elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.76%''' ''39,183''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|32.67% ''19,177''
|align="center" |0.57% ''336''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.60%''' ''30,951''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.11% ''21,183''
|align="center" |1.29% ''682''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.82%''' ''19,996''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.25% ''15,994''
|align="center" |4.93% ''1,868''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.91%''' ''17,711''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.11% ''14,430''
|align="center" |3.98% ''1,335''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''51.81%''' ''15,376''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.79% ''13,589''
|align="center" |2.40% ''714''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''55.97%''' ''14,407''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.25% ''11,133''
|align="center" |0.77% ''199''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.01%''' ''9,779''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.99% ''8,326''
|align="center" |      
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|47.37% ''7,160''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.63%''' ''7,954''
|align="center" |     
|}
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