Williston, FL is a small town located in Levy County, with a population of 2,768 as of 2019. The town is home to a few political figures who are responsible for representing the citizens in the local government. These politicians include Mayor H.O. Farmer and Council Members Robert Ingram, Steven Woolf, Jonny Smith, Alvin Franklin, and Jeff Campanini. They are all dedicated to ensuring that the people of Williston receive the best services from their local government, planning initiatives that will benefit the community, and advocating for their constituents’ interests in the state legislature. In recent years, Mayor Farmer has focused on improving public safety by working with the police department to reduce crime rates and increase youth programs; Council Member Woolf has pushed for more accessible healthcare options; and Council Member Smith has advocated for better infrastructure improvements around town. All of these efforts have been driven by an overall goal to make Williston an even better place for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 32696 (Williston, FL) is strongly conservative.
Levy County, FL is very conservative. In Levy County, FL 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Levy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.8%.
Levy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 32696 (Williston, FL) is strongly conservative.
Williston, Florida is strongly conservative.
Levy County, Florida is very conservative.
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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.
Williston, 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 32696 (Williston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 385 contributions totaling $27,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $42,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)