Clermont, FL is a thriving city located in Lake County. The city has a diverse population of over 30,000 people, and is consistently rated highly for its low cost of living and strong job market. In terms of politics, the city is governed by a mayor-council government system, in which the mayor is elected for a four-year term and the seven council members are elected to alternating two-year terms. The mayor appoints a city manager to handle day-to-day operations of the city. Clermont's current Mayor is Gail Ash and among the seven council members are Josh Schieferstein and Ray Goodgame. There are also several state representatives who serve the citizens of Clermont, including State Representative Anthony Sabatini from District 32 and Senator Kelli Stargel from District 22. The residents of Clermont have an active role in shaping their political climate through their involvement with local committees, volunteer programs, and other initiatives that promote civic engagement.
The political climate in Clermont, FL is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, FL is moderately conservative. In Lake County, FL 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 39.5%.
Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clermont, FL is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Clermont, 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 Clermont, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,389 contributions totaling $316,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,381 contributions totaling $290,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)