St. James City, FL is a small town located in Lee County on the southwest coast of Florida. It is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of pride and respect for each other. Politically, St. James City tends to lean towards more conservative policies and values. The citizens are very involved in the local political process and often attend town hall meetings and rallies to discuss important issues such as healthcare, education, public safety, and infrastructure. In recent years, many have become more engaged in their local government by volunteering during elections or running for office themselves. While there are no official political candidates, citizens often form informal coalitions to support their preferred candidate. This involvement has led to an increase in voter turnout and participation in recent years as residents strive to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in St. James City, 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
St. James City, 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.
St. James City, 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 St. James City, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 652 contributions totaling $47,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $17,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)