Black Diamond, FL is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. It has a population of approximately 3,500 people and is known for its strong sense of community and tight-knit relationships among its residents. As such, local politics play an important role in the daily life of its citizens. The town utilizes a Mayor-Council form of government with an elected mayor and four council members, who are voted in by the people every two years. These leaders are responsible for making decisions that affect the day-to-day operations and future plans of the town. Additionally, the town also has several local organizations and committees that work to make Black Diamond a better place to live. From planning events to overseeing construction projects, these groups are actively engaged in finding solutions to improve Black Diamond's quality of life.
The political climate in Black Diamond, 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
Black Diamond, 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.
Black Diamond, 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 Black Diamond, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,046 contributions totaling $57,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 526 contributions totaling $117,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)