Yankeetown, FL is a small town located in the northwestern region of Florida. Politically, it is largely conservative and has leaned towards voting Republican in recent elections. The local political scene is fairly quiet, with most of the action happening at state and national levels. Despite this, there are still opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics if they choose to do so. Local chapters of organizations such as the League of Women Voters hold regular meetings to discuss important issues facing the community and provide educational resources for citizens interested in learning more about their government. Additionally, members of Yankeetown's city council work diligently to ensure that their constituents are represented appropriately on a wide range of topics. There may not be many local candidates up for election at any given time, but those that are typically have deep roots in the community and share a commitment to improving life for all residents.
The political climate in Yankeetown, FL is strongly conservative.
Levy County, FL is very conservative. In Levy County, FL 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Levy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.8%.
Levy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yankeetown, FL is strongly conservative.
Levy County, Florida 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.
Yankeetown, 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 Yankeetown, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $19,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $215,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)