Highland Park, FL is a small town in the Sunshine State with a population just over 1,000. Despite its size, it's a vibrant and engaged community that takes politics seriously; many residents actively participate in local elections by voting or volunteering for campaigns. The town has its own mayor and city council, which is responsible for making important decisions about local policies and initiatives. This year there have been several hotly contested races for City Council seats that have generated significant interest from voters. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvement, economic development and environmental protection are all on the ballot this election season. Residents of Highland Park are strongly encouraged to get involved in the political process by volunteering for campaigns or simply showing up to vote on election day. Any contribution can make a difference in the future of this charming little town!
The political climate in Highland Park, 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
Highland Park, 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.
Highland Park, 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 Highland Park, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 257 contributions totaling $32,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $71,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $586 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)