Ellenton, FL is a small town with a close-knit community of residents. Its political views are often reflective of the town’s rural and conservative values. The city is represented by the elected officials from the local branch of the Republican Party. However, there are also moderate Democrats in Ellenton who support progressive legislation in areas such as healthcare and education reform. The local government has taken an active role in promoting economic development initiatives, such as providing tax incentives to businesses that invest in the city, as well as creating job opportunities through infrastructure projects. Ellenton's residents are also very engaged in their communities, participating in public forums and attending town hall meetings to discuss important issues that affect them. With the support of its citizens, Ellenton can continue to be a thriving city where everyone feels welcome and valued.
The political climate in Ellenton, FL is somewhat 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
Ellenton, FL is somewhat 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.
Ellenton, 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 Ellenton, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,866 contributions totaling $81,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 521 contributions totaling $134,043 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)