Moore Haven, FL is a small town in Glades County with a population of about 1,600 people. It is known as the “Heart of the Lake” because it is at the center of Lake Okeechobee. Although Moore Haven does not have any local politicians, the town is very politically active and engaged in state and national politics. Residents can often be seen attending rallies and participating in campaigns for various candidates who are running for office. Every few years, new political hopefuls come to Moore Haven to introduce themselves to residents and ask them for their support. With its proximity to the lake, Moore Haven also has an active role when it comes to conservation issues related to water resources. The town has been involved in many efforts over the years to improve water quality and protect water from pollution.
The political climate in Moore Haven, FL is moderately conservative.
Glades County, FL is very conservative. In Glades County, FL 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Glades county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 26.6%.
Glades county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moore Haven, FL is moderately conservative.
Glades County, Florida 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.
Moore Haven, 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 Moore Haven, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $9,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $496 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $38,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $847 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)