Levy County, FL is a small county located in the north-central part of the state. It has a long history of local politics and an engaged citizenry. In recent years, the political climate in Levy County has become increasingly more competitive. There have been several contested races for county offices, such as County Commissioners and School Board members. Candidates have included both newcomers and established incumbents who appeal to a wide range of voters. The local elections are heavily contested as citizens take an active role in the democratic process. Additionally, numerous special interest groups and political action committees are active in Levy County politics as well, providing support to their favored candidates and initiatives. Regardless of one's political beliefs, it is clear that Levy County is an engaged community with passionate citizens engaging in spirited debates on important issues.
The political climate in 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
Levy County, FL is very conservative.
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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.
Levy, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Levy County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 890 contributions totaling $87,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 523 contributions totaling $320,981 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $614 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)