Florida Values Voter Guide

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Florida
★ Primary was Aug 18 · General Nov 3
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A guide for Floridians who put faith, family, and freedom first. Scores prioritize the Christian score, then the Constitution score (liberty & limited government under the U.S. Constitution), then the GOP score. Tap the ⓘ next to each score bar for what counts. Enter your ZIP above to narrow races — then confirm on your county sample ballot. The primary was Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Next: November 3, 2026.

1 Christian score (45 pts)
2 Constitution score (35 pts)
3 GOP score (20 pts)
News & essays

Pull up a chair. Here’s what we actually think.

These are the essays behind the scores — written the way we’d talk after church, not the way a brief is filed. Same honesty: we don’t invent winners, and a win doesn’t raise a number.

Unofficial, from August 18. The stamps on this guide come from county election-night tables and Florida Election Watch. They are not the certified canvass. If you want the long version of what November 3 still decides, start with the featured essay — or open the full News page.

After the primary

August 19, 2026 · Kitchen-table essay

After August 18: what November 3 still decides

Tuesday nominated. November is when the whole church parking lot votes — Republican, Democrat, or NPA. Unofficial: Donalds and Jolly, Moody and Nixon, Russell and Messina.

Read the essay →

Don’t reuse your August sample ballot in October. The pair changes. The amendments show up.

2026 races

How this guide works

Rubric

45 · 35 · 20

How we score

Christian 45, Constitution 35, GOP 20. The letter is the 100-point total. Pride / DEI endorsements take Christian to 0.

Read essay →

Civic rules

Ballot measures

Only three statewide amendments are certified for Florida’s 2026 ballot (as of August 2026). This tab also tracks major proposals that did not qualify and local primary-ballot context for each county. Most amendments hit the November general — the August primary is mainly nominations. Always confirm with your SOE sample ballot.

Policy & political change tracker

Recent statewide and Central Florida political changes that shape the August 2026 ballot — redistricting, endorsements, education law, and taxes.

How to vote

Florida uses a closed primary for party nominations. Always use your county sample ballot — House district lines changed in 2026.

Full plain-English guide (dates, registration, mail ballots, ID): How to vote in the Florida Primary 2026.

Official results, ballot styles, and precinct info come only from your Supervisor of Elections and the Florida Division of Elections — not this guide.

How scoring works

Transparent priorities. Higher weight means more influence on the 0–100 values score. The letter on a card is that total: 90–100 A · 80–89 B · 70–79 C · 60–69 D · 59 and under F. Callouts for Trump and Musk are badges, not extra points — so you can filter them without double-counting party loyalty.

Christian score 45 pts

Highest priority · faith & family policy

  • Explicit public faith in Jesus Christ (weighted heaviest)
  • Campaign/public life that centers Christ, Scripture & church
  • Pro-life / protection of the unborn
  • Religious liberty & conscience rights
  • Parental rights in education
  • Traditional marriage & family policy
  • Opposition to gender ideology in schools/sports
  • Conduct: not quarrelsome; correct opponents with gentleness (2 Timothy 2:24–25). Destroy arguments against the knowledge of God (2 Corinthians 10:5) — that is not a license to be mean. Opened mean campaigning is a slight dock (−1 to −3), never a zero
  • Legislative votes help — but outspoken Christian identity beats quiet institutional conservatism

Constitution score 35 pts

Second priority · U.S. Constitution & liberty
(formerly labeled “paleo-conservative” — same ideas, clearer name)

  • Limited federal government & local control
  • Secure borders / immigration enforcement
  • Skepticism of endless foreign wars
  • Free enterprise; caution on globalist trade deals
  • Reading the Constitution as written
  • Protecting American culture & institutions from radical ideology
  • Fiscal restraint / low taxes
  • Health freedom / MAHA — live free of coercive government health & food policy; your family chooses

GOP score 20 pts

Third priority · Republican Party alignment

  • Republican Party registration / nomination
  • GOP platform & party organization alignment
  • Conservative legislative voting record
  • Support from mainstream Republican institutions

🦅 Trump callout

Shown when a candidate has a formal Trump endorsement, explicit MAGA / Trump-agenda campaigning, or a clear Trump-world alliance. Use the filter chip to show only these candidates. Does not add score points on its own.

🍊 DeSantis callout

Shown for candidates who preserve or advance Governor Ron DeSantis’s Florida agenda (parental rights, anti-DEI, free speech, free-state legislation) or who served as DeSantis-era partners (Lt. Gov, Speaker, AG, SoS). Badge only — does not add to the 100-point total. Can overlap with Trump and/or Musk callouts.

🚀 Musk callout

Shown when a candidate is positive toward Elon Musk and/or his companies (Tesla, SpaceX, X free-speech ethos, DOGE-style efficiency, Florida commercial space). Trump-aligned alone is not enough (they have publicly clashed). Badge only — no automatic score points. Filter with the Musk-aligned chip on Candidates.

🥗 MAHA callout

Make America Healthy Again — clear MAHA Institute / MAHA Commission leadership, Stand for Health Freedom–style medical freedom, or campaign food-system integrity (farm loopholes, healthy food, chemical-ag skepticism). Not automatic for every conventional farmer. Counts twice: 🥗 badge for filtering and raises the Constitution score (liberty from coercive health/food policy). Filter with the MAHA chip on Candidates.

Important: This guide is editorial and values-based — not neutral journalism and not an official election authority. Scores use public records, Ballotpedia, campaign statements, and voting history where available. Always verify with your sample ballot and county Supervisor of Elections.

How current is this guide?

Candidate lists, scores, and notes are reviewed against public sources (Ballotpedia, campaign materials, county Supervisors of Elections, and news reporting). Last content review: August 2026. Ballots can change — always confirm with your official sample ballot before voting.

ZIP codes & sample ballots

ZIP lookup only estimates county and possible U.S. House districts. School board and county commission seats are by district inside the county — ZIP alone cannot pick the correct one. Official ballots are by precinct / full address. Use your Supervisor of Elections “sample ballot” tool for certainty: Orange · Osceola · Polk · All 67 county SOEs.

Pick your Florida county

Step 1: tap a section — NW · NE · Central · SW · SE · Keys. Step 2: tap a number or county name. You’ll jump to Candidates filtered to that county, with a link to its county guide page (all 67 counties have one). Prefer ZIP on Candidates for multi-county ZIPs and districts.

Florida live

Tap a colored region to zoom in, then pick your county — or look up your ZIP on Candidates.

Coming later: U.S. map → click a state → that state’s guide. Right now only Florida is live; this county map is step one.

Florida Primary 2026 — free values voter guide

JesusVoter (jesusvoter.com) is an independent editorial Florida voter guide for the 2026 cycle. The statewide primary was Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The next statewide date is the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. We cover all 67 Florida counties: Governor, the U.S. Senate special, cabinet races, certified amendments, and deep local primary fields for county commission, school board, mayor, and other contests drawn from public sources such as Ballotpedia, campaign sites, news, and Supervisors of Elections. Always verify names on your county sample ballot. This is not the government, not a party headquarters, and not your legal ballot.

The mission is simple: help voters who put faith, family, and freedom first compare a long Florida ballot without guessing. We are openly values-based. We do not pretend to be neutral wire news. We also do not invent winners or treat a ZIP code as a precinct. Who runs the site, how to send a correction, and what we refuse to be are written on the About page.

How the 45 / 35 / 20 scores work

Every scored candidate receives three numbers that add to 100. Christian / faith policy is 45 points — the highest weight — and looks first for explicit public faith in Jesus Christ, then pro-life policy, religious liberty, parental rights, and family policy. Constitution & liberty is 35 points (limited government, borders, original meaning, fiscal restraint, and health freedom). GOP alignment is 20 points — party and platform, not a claim that every Republican is righteous. The written rubric is How we score. The letter on a card is the 100-point total (90–100 A, 80–89 B, 70–79 C, 60–69 D, 59 and under F). Honesty beats volume: a thin trail stays thin.

Callout badges (not extra points)

Optional badges mark Trump, DeSantis, Musk, and MAHA (Make America Healthy Again). They are filters so you can find a formal endorsement or a health-freedom record without double-counting party loyalty. Badges do not add points to the 100-point total. The one related effect: a real MAHA / medical-freedom record can also raise the Constitution score, because coercive health policy is a liberty question. A slogan is not enough. Full explanation: Trump, DeSantis, Musk, and MAHA badges.

Key facts for Florida voters

Civic how-to (ID, early voting, mail, sample ballot): How to vote in the Florida Primary 2026. Why party registration matters for church voters: Florida’s closed primary. Precinct vs ZIP: How to read a Florida sample ballot.

Statewide and local explainers

The open governor’s race (DeSantis is term-limited) is compared — scores, not a winner — at Florida governor 2026 values (Fishback, Donalds, Renner, Collins, and others). Orange County’s open nonpartisan mayor’s race (Jerry Demings is term-limited; possible November runoff if no one reaches 50 percent) is at Orange County mayor 2026. How to read the three bars and the letter: How to read a JesusVoter card. Nonpartisan school boards (district vs ZIP, Orange chair and District 3): Florida school boards are nonpartisan — and still a values race. The three certified November amendments (no candidate-style scores): Florida’s 2026 amendments.

Eight deep county guides

Every other county has a landing page too: all 67 county guides. The ZIP tool above still holds the deep local primary fields. We do not dump more than a thousand candidate names into this static section; search or filter in the interactive list.

Coming later

Other states

Florida is the only live state on JesusVoter right now. The clickable Florida county map is under the 🗺 Map tab (optional — click a county to filter the guide). Other states are coming later. There are no other-state voter-guide URLs to open today. When more states launch, a U.S. map will let you pick a state first.

  • Now: Florida — ZIP + county map + landing pages + checklist + publisher essays
  • Coming later: additional states, same values scoring — not live yet

Open the Florida map from the header: 🗺 Map tab (next to Scoring Method).

What you can do on this site

Official resources: Florida Division of Elections · Find your Supervisor of Elections · Ballotpedia Florida 2026