The small community of Pine Island Center, FL, may be largely residential but it is also home to a vibrant political scene. Local interest in politics often centers on local issues and candidates for office who are running to represent the citizens of this central Florida town. Election campaigns are often centered on raising awareness about the concerns of the people who live in Pine Island Center and finding solutions that can benefit everyone. These elections provide an opportunity for residents to have their voices heard and make sure that their views are reflected in the decisions made by their representatives. The local government also plays a role in providing services such as public safety, infrastructure, and recreational activities for its citizens to enjoy. Residents of Pine Island Center take pride in being active participants in their democracy and demonstrate this each year when they participate in voting events and other activities associated with the democratic process.
The political climate in Pine Island Center, 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
Pine Island Center, 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.
Pine Island Center, 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 Pine Island Center, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $7,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $6,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)