The politics in 34785 Wildwood, FL are heavily influenced by the local demographic. This small town in Central Florida has a population of just over 12,000 people and is primarily white with a significant Native American population. The Wildwood City Council is comprised of five members who are all elected on a nonpartisan basis. These members work to ensure that the city's interests are looked after and that the needs of its citizens are met. There have been several recent initiatives focusing on improving infrastructure, increasing public safety, and improving the overall quality of life in 34785 Wildwood, FL. In addition to these initiatives, the local political candidates also prioritize issues such as economic growth, education reform, healthcare access, and environmental protection. As elections approach each year, voters should take their time to research each candidate's platforms and their records before making their decision at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 34785 (Wildwood, FL) is strongly conservative.
Sumter County, FL is very conservative. In Sumter County, FL 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 31.7%.
Sumter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34785 (Wildwood, FL) is strongly conservative.
Wildwood, Florida is strongly conservative.
Sumter County, Florida is very conservative.
The Villages 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.
Wildwood, 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 34785 (Wildwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $17,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $93,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $668 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)