It was a semi-weekly paper which began publication in 1931 and is the only newspaper published within Bartow.
[1] The paper endorsed the U.S. Senate campaign of Katherine Harris, a graduate of Bartow High School.
[2] The Democrat was run by members of the Frisbie family for many years.
[3] It was owned by Sun Coast Media Group.
[3] Louise Kelley Frisbie was a columnist at the paper.