Kathleen, FL is located in the Central Florida region and is known for its small-town charm and sense of community. Its political landscape reflects this, with local representatives who come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. They are committed to making sure that every resident has their voice heard at city hall and in the state legislature. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the community as well as initiatives to improve quality of life for all citizens. The local government works hard to ensure that the needs of each individual are met through services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, economic development, education initiatives, and many more. Local elections are held each year where residents can choose their local representatives based on their values and beliefs. No matter which party you align yourself with or if you don’t have an affiliation at all, everyone has a chance to make their voice heard in Kathleen politics.
The political climate in Kathleen, 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
Kathleen, 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.
Kathleen, 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 Kathleen, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 390 contributions totaling $12,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 403 contributions totaling $63,714 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)