Dunnellon, FL is a small town located in Marion County. Although it has a population of only around 2,000 people, the politics in this community are still of great importance to local residents. Dunnellon is governed by elected officials who serve four-year terms on the City Commission, which is responsible for overseeing municipal operations. Additionally, Dunnellon voters have the chance to cast their ballot for state and federal representatives in elections held throughout the year. In addition to these elected representatives, Dunnellon is home to several local non-profit organizations that are devoted to advocating on behalf of their constituents and providing valuable services to the community as a whole. As such, politics play an important role in maintaining the safety and welfare of all citizens in Dunnellon.
The political climate in Zip 34431 (Dunnellon, 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 34431 (Dunnellon, FL) is moderately conservative.
Dunnellon, 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.
Dunnellon, 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 34431 (Dunnellon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $5,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)