Bushnell, FL is a small city located in central Florida. Politics in Bushnell are mainly focused on local issues that affect the everyday lives of its citizens. The City Council is responsible for addressing problems such as improving public transportation, providing better access to education and healthcare services, and maintaining public safety. It also works with other local government agencies to ensure that residents have quality services that meet their needs. The city also has an active political landscape with several candidates running for various positions in local elections each year. These candidates focus on issues such as job creation, economic growth, and environmental protection. While Bushnell does not currently have any high-level elected officials representing the community at the state or national level, its citizens are dedicated to ensuring that their voices are heard and their concerns addressed by their elected representatives.
The political climate in Bushnell, FL is moderately 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
Bushnell, FL is moderately conservative.
Sumter County, Florida is very conservative.
The Villages Metro Area 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.
Bushnell, 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 Bushnell, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $2,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $6,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)