Bokeelia, FL is a small town in Lee County. It is governed by the Lee County Board of Commissioners, which consists of five elected officials who serve four-year terms. The current board members are Brian Hamman, Cecil Pendergrass, Frank Mann, Donald Shepherd, and Larry Kiker. They oversee all aspects of county government including budgeting, zoning regulations, public safety services, and infrastructure development. The Board also works with the local municipalities to ensure that they can provide necessary services to their citizens. As part of its commitment to good governance, the Board has adopted a number of policies to protect Bokeelia's citizens from environmental degradation and economic stagnation. These include smart growth initiatives such as encouraging walkable streets and mixed use developments that combine residential and commercial occupancy while preserving green spaces for open natural areas. Additionally, the Board works closely with local businesses to support economic development through tax incentives and other programs. All of this comes together to ensure that Bokeelia remains a vibrant small town where residents can work, live and play safely and comfortably.
The political climate in Bokeelia, 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
Bokeelia, 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.
Bokeelia, 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 Bokeelia, 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)