If you go by the newspaper, the special guests at the bookstore and who gets to rent office space for elections, you would think The Villages are overwhelmingly Republican. But that's heavily influenced by the leanings of the Morse family, who own The Villages. If you go by voter registration, residents of The Villages are evenly split between Republican, Democratic and Independent.
In our neighborhood, we have a social club that does monthly dinners and other gatherings. There are conservatives, liberals and those who really don't care to follow politics at all in it. We all get along and enjoy each other but mostly stay away from talking about politics. We're all much more into simply having wonderful and active and friend-filled retirements.
Political leanings are really emotionally based, so there is no point in arguing about which is correct and which is wrong. If you do so, all you do is frustrate yourself and anger your opponent. As Robert Heinlein once said, "Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time, and it annoys the pig."
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