The Villages, Florida is a unique and vibrant city located in Sumter County. It is known for its beautiful rolling hills and large retirement community, but it also has a thriving political climate. Over the years, The Villages has seen an increase in residents and with that comes an increased interest in local politics. Residents of The Villages have access to the same resources as any other community, including local politicians who are working to represent their constituents at all levels of government. Currently, there are several local candidates running for office in The Villages and each one is hoping to bring their unique skills and perspectives to the table. From fiscal responsibility to environmental protection to gun control, these candidates are striving to make sure that The Villages remains a safe and welcoming place for all residents.
The political climate in The Villages, FL is strongly conservative.
Sumter County, FL is very conservative. In Sumter County, FL 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 31.7%.
Sumter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
The Villages, FL is strongly conservative.
Sumter County, Florida is very conservative.
Ocala Metro Area is strongly 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.
The Villages, 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 The Villages, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,857 contributions totaling $793,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,818 contributions totaling $2,786,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)