Welaka, FL is a small town located in the northeast part of Florida. It has a strong sense of community and values traditional family values. The Town Council is comprised of five members who are elected by the residents every two years, and the mayor is elected every four years. Members of the Town Council are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that impact the local government and its citizens. They focus on issues such as taxation, infrastructure development, economic development, public safety, housing, environmental protection and recreation programming. The town council also works closely with local businesses to support economic growth. The mayor works closely with other elected officials in the area to ensure that local services are provided efficiently and effectively while keeping taxes low. All government decision-making takes into account citizen input so that their voices can be heard in Welaka's decision-making processes. The citizens also have numerous opportunities to get involved in their town's politics by attending meetings or participating in initiatives through volunteering or political campaigns.
The political climate in Welaka, FL is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, FL is very conservative. In Putnam County, FL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 28.9%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Welaka, FL is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, Florida is very conservative.
Palatka 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.
Welaka, 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 Welaka, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $11,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $6,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)