Davenport, Florida is a small town located in Polk County. In recent years, the local government has been working hard to improve the area and make it an even better place to live for its residents. The city is governed by a mayor and four council members who are elected by the people every two years. All residents of Davenport, FL are encouraged to take part in their local politics by voting in municipal elections and providing feedback on important issues that affect the city. The local politicians have been focusing on projects to help enhance the quality of life in Davenport, such as protecting public safety and improving infrastructure. Additionally, they strive to create a vibrant economy with businesses that promote job growth and bring more opportunities into the community. Overall, Davenport’s political leaders have been making great progress in creating a better future for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Davenport, FL is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Polk County, FL 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.2%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Davenport, FL is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Lakeland-Winter Haven Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Davenport, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Davenport, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 627 contributions totaling $38,329 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $35,468 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)