32131 East Palatka, FL is a small city with a population of 3,211 people. It has an elected mayor and five-member council that oversees the city affairs. The current mayor is Bill Price and his term ends in 2021. The city council members are Tony Brown, Doris Larson, David Beatty Sr., Ernie Williams Jr., and Linda Litzke. The local political scene is relatively quiet but offers residents the opportunity to get involved in the decision making process through voting and attending public meetings. The city strives to create a safe environment for its citizens by investing in community development projects such as bike trails, parks, libraries, and public safety initiatives. Residents can also join local committees or boards to have their voices heard on important issues related to their community.
The political climate in Zip 32131 (East Palatka, FL) is strongly 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
Zip 32131 (East Palatka, FL) is strongly conservative.
East Palatka, Florida is strongly 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.
East 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 32131 (East Palatka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $1,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $18,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)