SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Across Central Florida, voters are already turning out in huge numbers. In Sumter County, the Supervisor of Elections reported nearly 80% of people have already voted.News 6 political analyst Jim Clark said President Donald Trump’s approximately 120,000-vote margin of victory in Florida for the 2016 election came from three Central Florida counties: Lake, Marion and Sumter.[TRENDING: 2020 Voter Guide | What to expect if Trump wins | What to expect if Biden wins]The Villages, a large retirement community, spreads across all three counties.
A majority of it sits in Sumter. That’s why Clark said those votes may be the best early indicator of how the election may turn out.Monday, the Sumter County Supervisor of Elections.