As of April 8, 2022, the total population of St. Johns county stands at roughly 292,466. More than 16,000 people moved to the county between 2020 and 2021, making it the fastest-growing county in Florida percentage-wise at 5.6% and fourth in total population growth. Because of this rapid growth, several issues have come to the forefront:

• Overdevelopment

• Lack of planning

• Roads

• Schools

• Beaches

• Fire and Emergency Facilities

• Preservation of natural land/habitats

As of May 17, 2022, over 60,000 housing units were approved across the county that have yet to be developed through planned unit developments, a type of zoning.  This process of approving more developments/housing continues to this day.  ​Because of this reckless approval of development by the county commissioners, it is a primary objective of the St. Johns County Conservatives to make the constituents aware of the candidates running for the positions coming available for county commissioner in 2024.  The districts that will have open positions are 1,3 and 5.  We will make it a priority to give all candidates a forum to speak to constituents and share how they would manage the growth in our county.