Lake Butler CDP, FL is located in Union County and has a population of 2,678 as of the 2010 Census. The local government works to represent the interests of its citizens by providing necessary services and fostering a safe and healthy community. Elections for local political offices are held every two years, allowing residents to choose representatives who will work on their behalf. Currently, the mayor of Lake Butler CDP is John Whitehead and the City Council consists of four members: Bobby Wainwright, Tom Johnson, Barbara Robinson and Bruce Mitchell. They work together to pass ordinances that support economic development in the city and improve quality of life for all residents. The City Council also works with state and federal representatives to ensure that Lake Butler CDP receives adequate funding for projects such as infrastructure improvements and public safety initiatives.
The political climate in Lake Butler CDP (Orange County), FL is leaning liberal.
Orange County, FL is moderately liberal. In Orange County, FL 60.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Orange county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Butler CDP (Orange County), FL is leaning liberal.
Orange County, Florida is moderately liberal.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Lake Butler CDP (Orange County), Florida: d d D D D D
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 Lake Butler CDP (Orange County), FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,900 contributions totaling $1,523,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,070 contributions totaling $2,442,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $795 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)