Bonita Springs, FL is a small city located in the southwest corner of Florida with a population of approximately 54,000 people. As such, it has its own local politics that shape the city's future. The mayor of Bonita Springs is Peter Simmons, who was first elected in 2013 and is currently serving his third term in office. He is supported by a four-member city council made up of John Fumelli, Pamella Seay, Jon McLain and Bill Lonkard. These representatives are responsible for enacting legislation and resolutions to benefit the community as a whole. Additionally, elections for mayor and council members occur every two years to ensure fresh perspectives from new officials are brought into office when needed. Through their actions, these politicians strive to keep Bonita Springs a thriving and vibrant place where residents can live in safety and comfort.
The political climate in Bonita Springs, FL is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, FL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, FL 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.9%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bonita Springs, FL is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bonita Springs, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bonita Springs, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,809 contributions totaling $2,182,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,406 contributions totaling $4,406,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)