Port Charlotte, FL is a small city located in Southwest Florida and is within the Charlotte County area. Politics in this city are heavily influenced by the local government, which consists of a five-member Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners are responsible for setting policy and making decisions on matters such as transportation, zoning, economic development, and public safety. This board is elected by the citizens of Port Charlotte and they serve four-year terms. The City Council is composed of seven members who approve ordinances and budgets for the city. They also appoint a mayor and vice mayor to lead them in decision making. Every two years, elections are held to determine who will represent the citizens' interests on these boards. It is important for those living in Port Charlotte to stay informed about local politics so that they can make informed decisions when it comes to voting for their representatives.
The political climate in Port Charlotte, FL is somewhat conservative.
Charlotte County, FL is strongly conservative. In Charlotte County, FL 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlotte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 36.3%.
Charlotte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Charlotte, FL is somewhat conservative.
Charlotte County, Florida is strongly conservative.
Punta Gorda Metro Area is strongly 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.
Port Charlotte, 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 Port Charlotte, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,199 contributions totaling $129,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 948 contributions totaling $156,189 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)