Punta Rassa, FL is a small town located in the southwest of Florida. It has a population of around 500 people, and is well known for its relaxed atmosphere and vibrant culture. In terms of politics, Punta Rassa has seen its fair share of activity in recent years. Local elections are held every two years to elect mayors and city council members who represent the citizens of Punta Rassa. The current mayor is Joe Smith, who was elected to office in 2018 with the mission of continuing to make improvements to the local infrastructure and quality of life for all residents. He was backed by a diverse group of candidates from both sides of the political aisle which made it an interesting race that ultimately resulted in his victory. Residents take their civic duty seriously and regularly participate in community meetings where important issues are discussed and debated. Overall, Punta Rassa offers a great mix between progressive city government policies as well as an inviting atmosphere for citizens to get involved with local politics.
The political climate in Punta Rassa, 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
Punta Rassa, 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.
Punta Rassa, 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 Punta Rassa, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,053 contributions totaling $496,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,142 contributions totaling $513,956 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)