Bayshore Gardens, FL is a small town located in Manatee County. It is known for its local charm and laid-back atmosphere. Politically, Bayshore Gardens has a relatively low voter turnout rate due to the small size of the town. Despite this fact, there are several prominent political figures who represent the area in local government. These include Kathy Perkins, who serves as Mayor, and City Commissioners Chris Cross and Lelia Butler. Together, these three work to ensure that the needs of Bayshore Gardens' citizens are met within their limited resources. They also strive to bring new economic development and job opportunities to the area, while preserving the unique character that makes Bayshore Gardens so special.
The political climate in Bayshore Gardens, FL is leaning conservative.
Manatee County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Manatee County, FL 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manatee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.5%.
Manatee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bayshore Gardens, FL is leaning conservative.
Manatee County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bayshore Gardens, 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 Bayshore Gardens, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,848 contributions totaling $192,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 962 contributions totaling $169,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)