Volusia County, in the state of Florida, is an important political area in the Southeast region of the United States. It has a strong voter base and plays a role in many federal and state elections. With a population of over 500,000 people, it is home to many democratic and republican politicians who work hard to represent its citizens. Candidates from both sides of the aisle are always looking for ways to engage with residents and provide solutions to issues facing their constituents. From local races to presidential contests, Volusia County plays an important role in elections at all levels and will continue to do so for years to come.
The political climate in 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
Volusia County, FL 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.
Volusia, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Volusia County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,201 contributions totaling $1,986,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,423 contributions totaling $4,107,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)