According to state and federal jobs data, between 2010 and 2018 The Villages metropolitan statistical area added 13,893 jobs. In February 2019, WalletHub, compared the median credit scores of the residents in 2,571 cities, and The Villages scored the highest in the United States with a credit score of 806. Government Residents of The Villages have a historically high 80% turnout rate in elections. Republicans outnumber Democrats two-to-one. A critical part of Central Florida's Republican party, The Villages has been visited frequently along the campaign trail by Florida governor Rick Scott and United States senator Marco Rubio. During the 2014 Florida gubernatorial election, Scott visited The Villages on the eve of the election to rally votes. Just before the 2016 United States Senate election in Florida, Rubio stopped off at the temporary Republican Headquarters established at Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages. The Villages is in Florida's 11th congressional district represented by Representative Daniel Webster. State representation The entirety of The Villages is within the boundaries of Florida Senate District 12 (represented by Republican Dennis Baxley) and is within the boundaries of Florida House of Representatives District 33 (represented by Republican Brett Hage). County The portion of The Villages within Lake County is within Lake County District 1. The portion of The Villages within Marion County is within Marion County District 3. Areas of The Villages in Sumter County are divided between Sumter County District 1, which takes areas east of Morse Boulevard, and Sumter County District 3, which takes areas west of Morse Boulevard. Local government (Community Development Districts) The majority of The Villages is developed and maintained using several community development districts (CDD). The CDD is a form of special purpose local government available under Florida law; around 225 communities in Florida currently use this form of government. The portion of The Villages located in Lake County is under the jurisdiction of the city of Lady Lake and is not part of any of the district CDDs, but a portion is under the larger CDDs (see below). The Villages currently operates 17 CDDs. Thirteen of the 17 CDDs cover the various areas of The Village where residents own homes and provide and maintain the roads and transportation paths, stormwater systems and structures, underground utilities, curbs and gutters, and street lights. The costs of building and maintaining this infrastructure are paid for by annual special assessments included in the