Nokomis, FL is a small residential town located near the Gulf Coast of Florida. It is known for its beautiful beaches and laid-back atmosphere. Politics in Nokomis are largely focused on local issues such as policing, education, and public safety. The Town Commission is responsible for overseeing these services, and they are elected by the residents every two years. The current members of the Commission include Mayor Joe Kennedy, Vice-Mayor Bill Hultquist, and Commissioners Kaelyn Pfeiffer, Al Miller, and Nancy Zimmer. The Commission works hard to ensure that citizens have access to quality services at an affordable cost as well as addressing local concerns and needs. Additionally, they strive to create a safe community environment that provides a high quality of life for all its residents.
The political climate in Nokomis, FL is leaning conservative.
Sarasota County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Sarasota County, FL 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarasota county remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 44.3%.
Sarasota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nokomis, FL is leaning conservative.
Sarasota 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.
Nokomis, 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 Nokomis, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,744 contributions totaling $473,848 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,187 contributions totaling $370,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)