De Leon Springs, FL has a history of strong local politics. The small town is governed by the Volusia County Board of County Commissioners, who are elected every four years by the citizens of Volusia County. Each Commissioner is tasked with representing their district and addressing important local issues. There are various boards and authorities in De Leon Springs that help make decisions about the town's infrastructure, development and growth. In addition to the local government, there are many schools, businesses and churches that serve as centers for political dialogue and action. Residents of De Leon Springs often take part in activities such as voting in elections or attending public hearings on matters concerning their community. Citizen engagement in local politics helps ensure its future success and prosperity.
The political climate in De Leon Springs, FL is somewhat conservative.
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
De Leon Springs, FL is somewhat conservative.
Volusia County, Florida 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.
De Leon Springs, 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 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 De Leon Springs, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,039 contributions totaling $68,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $75,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)