Groveland, FL is a small city located in northwest Florida near the Gulf of Mexico. It has a rich history and is home to a diverse population of people with various backgrounds and interests. The political landscape in Groveland is largely driven by local initiatives that are put forth by local politicians who represent the community’s needs. Citizens take part in town hall meetings, vote on citywide initiatives, and elect representatives to serve on the city council. Through these processes, Groveland citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues related to local politics such as taxes, education, public safety, infrastructure development, and environmental protection. The decisions made via these democratic processes ensure that Groveland remains an active and engaged community for years to come.
The political climate in Groveland, 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
Groveland, 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.
Groveland, 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 Groveland, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,380 contributions totaling $180,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,081 contributions totaling $200,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)