Inverness, FL is a small city located in Citrus County, Florida in the United States. It has a population of approximately 8,000 people and is known for its laid back atmosphere. Politically, Inverness leans toward the Republican side with most of its residents voting Republican candidates in local elections. The two main political parties are the Republicans and Democrats, and local races often feature strong competition between them due to the city's divided political landscape. Some of the important local issues include preserving and improving public services, protecting natural resources, and promoting economic development. The current mayor of Inverness is Gary J. Hibbard who has been in office since 2017. He has focused on fiscal responsibility and maintaining a high quality of life for residents within the city during his term as mayor.
The political climate in Inverness, 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
Inverness, 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.
Inverness, 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 Inverness, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,455 contributions totaling $66,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 416 contributions totaling $40,592 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)