Lake Clarke Shores, FL is a small town located in Palm Beach County with an estimated population of 4,590 people. It has a mayor-council form of government and is represented on the county level by a nonpartisan commission. The current mayor is Edward Sullivan, who was reelected in 2018. The town council consists of five members who are elected to staggered terms. There are several local groups that focus on issues related to the community such as economic development, environmental preservation and public safety. The town also participates in the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation's annual Town Hall Meeting which allows local citizens to discuss their concerns with their state legislators. Recently, Lake Clarke Shores has been at the forefront of efforts to improve infrastructure and promote economic growth in the area, while simultaneously preserving its unique character.
The political climate in Lake Clarke Shores, FL is leaning liberal.
Palm Beach County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Palm Beach County, FL 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palm Beach county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 43.2%.
Palm Beach county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Clarke Shores, FL is leaning liberal.
Palm Beach County, Florida is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Lake Clarke Shores, Florida: D D D D D D
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 Lake Clarke Shores, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 717 contributions totaling $36,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $26,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)