Belleview, FL is a small town located in Marion County, just south of Ocala. Although it has a population of less than 10,000 people, the local politics are still important to the community. The city council is made up of five members who are elected by residents to represent them in matters that affect the day-to-day life of the town. These include deciding on public safety initiatives, determining zoning and development regulations, and approving budgets. Belleview also has two representatives in the Florida House of Representatives and one state senator who work to ensure that local issues are addressed at the state level. There is also an active group of citizens who serve on various boards and committees to help with decision making processes. All local political candidates must be registered voters in order to run for office in Belleview.
The political climate in Belleview, FL is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, FL is strongly conservative. In Marion County, FL 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.6%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belleview, FL is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, Florida is strongly 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.
Belleview, 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 Belleview, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $4,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $10,389 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)