Ocala, FL is the home of the 34473 zip code. It is a vibrant city located in Marion County, and is known for its historic downtown and notable parks. The politics in this area are largely shaped by the Marion County Board of Commissioners and the Ocala City Council. These two governing bodies work together to create laws that benefit the citizens of Ocala. They also help shape local economic development initiatives as well as public health and safety regulations. In addition, they represent the interests of residents at state and national levels. The Ocala City Council is made up of seven members who are elected to four-year terms by voters within the city limits. The Marion County Board of Commissioners has five members, with each member representing districts that encompass all or parts of Ocala and other areas in Marion County. Local political candidates running for office must appeal to both the board and council to get their message across to voters.
The political climate in Zip 34473 (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 34473 (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 34473 (Ocala)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $5,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $8,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)