Micanopy, FL is a small town in Alachua County with a population of 600 people as of 2019. The politics in Micanopy have been historically quiet and uneventful. Local elections are normally decided by a small group of individuals who are relatively familiar with the town's affairs. In recent years there has been more interest in local politics, but the races are still relatively small and low key compared to other nearby cities or towns. The most common candidates running for office in Micanopy are usually long time residents with strong ties to the community and a good understanding of its needs and concerns. They focus on making sure the town runs smoothly, providing services for the citizens, and maintaining an overall positive environment.
The political climate in Micanopy, FL is leaning liberal.
Alachua County, FL is strongly liberal. In Alachua County, FL 62.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alachua county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.7% to 35.6%.
Alachua county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Micanopy, FL is leaning liberal.
Alachua County, Florida is strongly liberal.
Gainesville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Micanopy, Florida: D D D D D D
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 Micanopy, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,492 contributions totaling $58,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)