Lake Panasoffkee, FL is a small town located in Sumter County, Florida. It has a population of 2,553 according to the 2010 census, and is primarily composed of retirees and vacationers. Despite its relatively small size, Lake Panasoffkee has an active political climate with several local candidates vying for elected positions. There have been prominent representatives from both major parties seeking office in the area such as Rod Smith and Charley Eugene Johns. These candidates have actively campaigned on issues such as economic development and job growth as well as environmental protection. Additionally, there are many grassroots activists who are striving to bring attention to issues like education reform and public transportation. The politics of Lake Panasoffkee reflect the diversity of views among its citizens, creating a vibrant environment for democratic discourse and participation.
The political climate in Lake Panasoffkee, 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
Lake Panasoffkee, 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.
Lake Panasoffkee, 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 Lake Panasoffkee, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 130 contributions totaling $3,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $31,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $585 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)