The small town of Dunnellon, FL, located in Marion County, is a quiet place with a population of around 2,000 people. It is known for its charming downtown area and close proximity to the Rainbow River. Politically, the town has seen various changes over the years; most recently, the elections have been dominated by campaigns emphasizing local issues such as education funding and job growth. Local political candidates have campaigned for prioritizing investments in infrastructure as well as environmental protection. Moreover, they have discussed ways to foster economic development in order to bring more opportunities for local residents. Recent elections have been won by candidates who are committed to returning money back into the community and being a voice for their constituents. As such, Dunnellon remains an example of how politics at a local level can still make big impacts on a small town’s future.
The political climate in Zip 34432 (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 34432 (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 34432 (Dunnellon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 266 contributions totaling $9,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $15,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)