Mulberry, FL is a small town located in central Florida and is well known for its quaint downtown area and friendly atmosphere. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected every four years. The city council is comprised of five members, who are elected to serve two-year terms. Local elections are held every year in November and are usually low key affairs with not much publicity or campaigning. Mulberry residents take great pride in supporting their local politicians, regardless of political affiliation. Residents also take part in monthly town hall meetings to discuss topics such as the budget and upcoming projects. There are many organizations within the city that actively support their local politicians by attending meetings and providing input during discussion.
The political climate in Mulberry, 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
Mulberry, 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.
Mulberry, 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 Mulberry, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,136 contributions totaling $402,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,865 contributions totaling $1,614,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $865 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)