Umatilla, FL is a small town located in Lake County. It is home to a diverse population, with a median age of 39 years old. The town has its own mayor and city council who are responsible for making decisions on local issues. These local politicians are often focused on improving public safety, creating jobs, and investing in infrastructure projects like roads and parks. They also work closely with the county board of commissioners to ensure quality services are provided to all of the citizens in Umatilla. The local government works hard to keep taxes low while still providing necessary services such as water and sewer lines. Overall, Umatilla's political system provides an efficient way for citizens to have their voices heard on important issues that affect their community every day.
The political climate in Umatilla, 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
Umatilla, 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.
Umatilla, 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 Umatilla, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $4,358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 351 contributions totaling $80,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)