Editing Bartow, Florida (section)

===Federal and state representation===
Bartow, as well as the rest of Polk County, is part of the so-called [[Interstate 4|I-4]] corridor. The I-4 corridor is seen by political analysts as the most politically competitive part of the state.<ref name="As I-4 Corridor goes so goes Florida">{{cite news
| url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jan/28/as-i-4-corridor-goes-so-goes-florida/
| title = As I-4 Corridor goes so goes Florida
| access-date = 2010-09-11
| newspaper = The Washington Times
}}</ref> Polk is considered the most conservative county in the corridor.<ref name="Candidates scramble to claim I-4 corridor">{{cite news
| url = http://www.theledger.com/article/20081011/NEWS/810110366?p=1&tc=pg&tc=ar
| title = Candidates scramble to claim I-4 corridor
| access-date = 2010-09-11
| newspaper = The Ledger
}}</ref> Even though the majority of the residents of Bartow are members of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], outnumbering the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in party affiliation (53.3% to 31.7%), voters tend to support Republicans in most state and federal elections.<ref name="Voter Registration Statistics, Bartow Precincts 502-509">{{cite web
| url = http://www.polkelections.com/home/facts/reg2.asp
| title = Voter Registration Statistics, Bartow Precincts 502-509
| access-date = 2010-09-11
| publisher = Polk County Supervisor of Elections
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061113164228/http://www.polkelections.com/home/facts/reg2.asp
| archive-date = November 13, 2006
}}</ref> In 2008 Republican presidential candidate [[John McCain]]'s lead over Democrat [[Barack Obama]] (53.6% to 46.5) in the city was larger than that of both the county and state.<ref name="2008 Presidential Election Results, Bartow Precincts (502–509)">{{cite web
| url = http://www.polkelections.com/home/facts/reg2.asp
| title = 2008 Presidential Election Results, BartowPrecincts (502-509)
| access-date = 2010-09-11
| publisher = Polk County Supervisor of Elections
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061113164228/http://www.polkelections.com/home/facts/reg2.asp
| archive-date = November 13, 2006
}}
</ref>

All of Bartow's local representation in the state and federal legislatures are members of the Republican Party. Bartow is represented in the state [[Florida House of Representatives]] by  [[Ben Albritton]].<ref name="Polk County District Map">{{cite web
| url = http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/District/H406H020_district_63.pdf
| title = Polk County District Map
| access-date = 2010-09-26
| publisher = Florida State House }}
</ref> In the [[Florida Senate]], Bartow is represented by [[Denise Grimsley]].<ref name="District 21 Map">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/View_Page.pl?Tab=legislators&Submenu=1&File=index.html&Directory=Legislators/senate/021/map_data/
 |title=District 21 Map
 |access-date=2010-09-26
 |publisher=Florida State Senate
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105091435/http://flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/View_Page.pl?Tab=legislators&Submenu=1&File=index.html&Directory=Legislators%2Fsenate%2F021%2Fmap_data%2F
 |archive-date=November 5, 2010
 |url-status=dead
 }}</ref> In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Bartow is located in [[Florida's 15th congressional district]], and represented by Congressman [[Scott Franklin (politician)|Scott Franklin]].

The [[Florida Department of Citrus]] has its headquarters in the Bob Crawford Agricultural Center in Bartow.<ref>"[http://fdocgrower.com/florida-department-of-citrus/contact-us/ Contact]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151016170058/http://fdocgrower.com/florida-department-of-citrus/contact-us/ Archive]). Florida Department of Citrus. Retrieved on September 13, 2015. "Physical Address
Bob Crawford Agricultural Center 605 E. Main Street Bartow, FL 33830"</ref>