DeLand, Florida is a small city located in Volusia County. Although it is not a large metropolis, it has its own political landscape that can be observed throughout the town. The current mayor of DeLand is Robert Apgar and the other elected officials in the city council are Marie DeCicco, Anna Ramos, Chris Miller, and Karen Rogers. This council has been responsible for making decisions on local matters such as public safety, infrastructure development, economic growth initiatives, and other important issues that affect the city's residents. The city also works closely with the county government to ensure all of their citizens receive necessary resources and services. Through this partnership, DeLand can work together to create a strong community for all citizens regardless of their political beliefs or opinions.
The political climate in DeLand, FL is leaning conservative.
Volusia County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Volusia County, FL 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Volusia county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.4%.
Volusia county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
DeLand, FL is leaning conservative.
Volusia County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach Metro Area is somewhat 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.
DeLand, Florida: d d d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 DeLand, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,244 contributions totaling $245,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 776 contributions totaling $200,442 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)