Ocklawaha, FL is a small county located in the central part of Florida. While it has a small population, the community is deeply rooted in politics and actively debates local issues. Every election cycle, the citizens of Ocklawaha enthusiastically participate in the democratic process by electing their local candidates. As an example, in 2020, residents chose to elect Mayor Tony Richardson who successfully ran on a platform highlighting environmental concerns, economic development initiatives, and plans to increase public safety measures. The city council works with Mayor Richardson to ensure that his vision for Ocklawaha comes to fruition and that all voices are heard within the community. The people of Ocklawaha take pride in their political participation and continue to work towards making their county a better place for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 32179 (Ocklawaha, 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 32179 (Ocklawaha, FL) is moderately conservative.
Ocklawaha, 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.
Ocklawaha, 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 32179 (Ocklawaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $5,471 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $9,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)