Since the 2024 local elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern it has consisted entirely of the Wählergemeinschaft FSV Strohkirchen, which won 100% of the vote as the only participating group.

In the 2019 municipal elections, Flöter was a member of the group Wählergemeinschaft Kulturverein Strohkirchen (WGKV) and ran unopposed, winning 77.36% of the vote.

It was adopted by the municipal council on 10 February 1999 and approved by the minister for the interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on 23 September 1999.

[8]Blazon: "Shield parted abased by a barrulet wavy Or, above Gules a farmhouse Or with half timber and agble shelves Sable, beneath Vert a watermill's lower demi-wheel Or.

[9][10] A volunteer fire department, named Freiwillige Feuerwehr Strohkirchen, exists in the village.

[11] The community centre of Strohkirchen functions not only as the municipal council and administration but also as a public library.