Crystal River, FL is a small city located in Citrus County along Florida's Nature Coast. The city has a rich history and culture, and its politics are no exception. Crystal River is served by two elected council members who work together to create policies and ordinances that benefit the community. Additionally, the mayor is elected directly by residents of the city. Recent political initiatives have focused heavily on maintaining access to nature while still creating resources for businesses and improving infrastructure. Residents take pride in their town’s natural beauty, and local politicians have been working to ensure it remains protected for years to come. Civic engagement is also highly encouraged in Crystal River; citizens frequently attend local meetings about policy decisions and other topics relevant to their city.
The political climate in Crystal River, FL is moderately 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
Crystal River, FL is moderately 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.
Crystal River, 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 Crystal River, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 405 contributions totaling $16,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 385 contributions totaling $94,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)