Welaka, FL is an unincorporated community in Putnam County. Although there are no local political candidates, politics still play a role in the lives of the citizens here. Politically, Welaka leans to the right with most of its registered voters belonging to the Republican party. The main political issues that affect Welaka are economic growth and taxation, environmental regulations, and education. Citizens are passionate about their views on these topics and are always looking for ways to improve their community and protect their rights. In recent times, discussions have been held around providing additional infrastructure such as roads and sewers as well as ways to improve public health services and protect local natural resources from pollution or overdevelopment. Local organizations regularly hold town hall meetings to discuss these topics and residents take part in them actively. It is clear that although Welaka does not have any direct political representation at this time, its citizens remain dedicated to preserving their rights while working towards improving their community for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 32193 (Welaka, 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 32193 (Welaka, FL) is strongly conservative.
Welaka, 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.
Welaka, 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 32193 (Welaka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $1,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)