The Palatka, FL Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse region with an active political scene. It has a long and interesting history, which has shaped its current political climate. Local elections are held on a regular basis in the area, giving residents the opportunity to choose their representatives in local government. Candidates come from both major parties and independents alike, with each offering different perspectives on how to best serve the community. Issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure are important topics of debate during local election cycles. With many exciting candidates running for office this year in the Palatka area, it will be fascinating to see who prevails in their quest for local government leadership.
The political climate in Palatka Metro Area is very conservative.
In Palatka Metro Area 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, the Palatka metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 28.9%.
The Palatka metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Palatka Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 921 contributions totaling $68,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 416 contributions totaling $86,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)