Lake Placid, FL is a small town located in central Florida. It has a rich history and culture, and is home to many festivals and events throughout the year. While Lake Placid does not have any large political figures, it does have local representatives that are actively involved in the town’s politics. These local representatives include members of the City Council, School Board, and County Board of Commissioners. These representatives work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met by passing laws and regulations that protect residents from harm and allow them to thrive in the area. They also make sure that taxes are used responsibly to fund services like schools, parks, libraries, roads, etc., which benefit everyone living in Lake Placid. The Town Hall holds regular meetings where citizens can voice their concerns or opinions on various issues. Additionally, Lake Placid hosts numerous public forums where residents can learn more about the issues being discussed at town hall meetings and ask questions directly to their leaders. All in all, politics in Lake Placid are alive and well as local representatives strive to make life better for the citizens who call this wonderful town home.
The political climate in Lake Placid, FL is moderately conservative.
Highlands County, FL is very conservative. In Highlands County, FL 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Highlands county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 32.4%.
Highlands county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Placid, FL is moderately conservative.
Highlands County, Florida is very conservative.
Sebring-Avon Park Metro Area is very 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.
Lake Placid, 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 Lake Placid, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $20,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 364 contributions totaling $49,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)