The politics of Ocala, FL, a city located in Marion County with the zip code 34481, are focused on providing the community with essential services and advocating for their rights. The city government works to ensure its residents have access to public transportation, sanitation services, education, and healthcare. Additionally, it works to improve the quality of life for those who live in Ocala by building parks and recreational areas. Local political candidates work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that all residents feel heard and represented. They also focus on policies that promote good jobs and economic opportunity for everyone in the city as well as promoting environmental protection. Through their efforts, Ocala remains a vibrant community where people come together to build a better future.
The political climate in Zip 34481 (Ocala, FL) is moderately 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
Zip 34481 (Ocala, FL) is moderately conservative.
Ocala, Florida is moderately 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.
Ocala, 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 zip 34481 (Ocala)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,491 contributions totaling $59,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 458 contributions totaling $67,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)