The town of Groveland, FL with the zip code 34736 is located in Lake County and is a small city with big ambitions. Politically, the area is dominated by members of both the Democratic and Republican parties. Although local candidates may vary, the current mayor is Cliff Branan who was elected in 2020 and has served as a representative for Groveland since then. A few other key officials include City Manager Robert Smith and City Council Members Amy Ebersole, Terrye Gainer, Jim Humpage, Tom Moore, Rhonda Owens and Kari Lynn Wilkerson. All of these leaders work hard to keep their constituents satisfied and ensure that everyone in the area feels represented and heard. With their dedication to creating an inclusive community and encouraging civic engagement, it’s no surprise that Groveland continues to be a vibrant town in Central Florida.
The political climate in Zip 34736 (Groveland, FL) is moderately conservative.
Lake County, FL is moderately conservative. In Lake County, FL 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 39.5%.
Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34736 (Groveland, FL) is moderately conservative.
Groveland, Florida is moderately conservative.
Lake County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Groveland, 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 34736 (Groveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $35,872 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $26,196 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)