Eustis, Florida is a small city located in the Lake County area, with a population of about 20,500 people according to the 2010 census. It is known for its charming downtown area with many local businesses and unique attractions like its historic district, and city-sponsored events such as Trout Fishing on the Lake. The city also has an active political climate, with residents involved in municipal elections and voicing their opinions on local issues. In recent years, several candidates have run for office in Eustis. Most recently, there was a contested mayor's race between incumbent Robert Morin and challenger Raymond Hughes. Both candidates campaigned on platforms focused on economic development, environmental sustainability, public safety and infrastructure improvements. Other topics of debate included the proposed annexation of nearby communities into Eustis. Though Morin won re-election by a narrow margin in 2018, Hughes has since announced his intention to run again in 2020. In addition to mayoral elections, there are also numerous other races occurring throughout the year including City Council seats and county commission positions. Residents in Eustis are sure to be engaged this election season as they make their voices heard when deciding who will lead them into the future.
The political climate in Eustis, 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
Eustis, 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.
Eustis, 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 Eustis, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,563 contributions totaling $332,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,116 contributions totaling $357,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)