Palatka, FL is a city located in Putnam County, on the banks of the beautiful St. Johns River. Like many other Florida cities, Palatka is governed by a city commission consisting of five members, each elected for a four-year term. The current mayor is Terrill Hill and he has been in office since 2017. The commission meets regularly to discuss matters related to the budget and other important decision making needs of the city such as infrastructure projects or new ordinances. The Commission also works together with local residents to ensure that the city remains vibrant and prosperous while providing its residents with an excellent quality of life.
The political climate in Palatka, FL is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, FL is very conservative. In Putnam County, FL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 28.9%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palatka, FL is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, Florida is very conservative.
Palatka Metro Area is very 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.
Palatka, 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 Palatka, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $3,708 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $19,238 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)