Waverly, FL is a small town located in northern Florida that has an impressive history of political involvement. Although many of the town's residents are affiliated with major political parties, they often take a more independent approach to their issues and candidates. This is especially true for local elections, where candidates are chosen for their commitment to the community rather than any particular party affiliation. Issues like public education, infrastructure, and economic development have been major focuses for local candidates over the years. Waverly's leaders have long been focused on making sure that its citizens have access to the resources and opportunities they need to be successful in life. With its commitment to progressive politics and an approach that promotes collaboration and compromise, Waverly has become a model for other small towns across the country when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Waverly, 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
Waverly, 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.
Waverly, 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 Waverly, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 294 contributions totaling $18,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $130,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)