Lecanto, FL is a small town in Citrus County with a population of about 6,000 people. It is a tight-knit community that prides itself on its strong sense of civic engagement and involvement in local politics. The town holds elections for mayor, city council members, and other offices every two years. These elections give citizens the opportunity to participate in the decision-making process by electing their representatives to advocate on behalf of their interests and values. Additionally, residents are encouraged to attend public meetings and join local organizations like the Lecanto Civic Club to stay informed on current issues, voice their opinions, and take part in the development of their community.
The political climate in Lecanto, FL is strongly conservative.
Citrus County, FL is very conservative. In Citrus County, FL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Citrus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 29.0%.
Citrus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lecanto, FL is strongly conservative.
Citrus County, Florida is very conservative.
Homosassa Springs 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.
Lecanto, 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 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 Lecanto, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,327 contributions totaling $149,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,898 contributions totaling $371,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)