34461 Lecanto, FL is a small community in Citrus County that is mainly known for its peaceful atmosphere and slow-paced lifestyle. Politics in the area primarily follows the conservative ideology of the surrounding county and state, with local elections typically dominated by Republican candidates. The most recent mayoral election was won by incumbent John Murphy, who ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and small government. Additionally, many of the city council members are also Republicans, representing their constituents on issues ranging from economic development to public safety. Local residents generally take an active interest in politics and show up to vote in high numbers during each election cycle. Overall, politics in 34461 Lecanto are heavily influenced by regional conservatism and the residents’ dedication to civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 34461 (Lecanto, FL) is strongly conservative.
Citrus County, FL is very conservative. In Citrus County, FL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Citrus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 29.0%.
Citrus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34461 (Lecanto, FL) is strongly conservative.
Lecanto, Florida is strongly conservative.
Citrus County, Florida is very conservative.
Homosassa Springs Metro Area is very 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.
Lecanto, 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 34461 (Lecanto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $29,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $99,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)