Desoto Lakes, FL is a small town located in central Florida. Although it is not highly populated, the citizens of Desoto Lakes have a strong sense of pride and community. The town has an active local government that provides many services for its residents. Every two years, residents can vote for a mayor and four city council members to represent them in local politics. The mayor serves as the official head of the government and oversees day-to-day operations while the city council members address issues within the community such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and social services. During election seasons, candidates campaign on their platforms and vision for Desoto Lakes’ future, engaging with the local population and inspiring them to get involved in government. All citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote in municipal elections and take part in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Desoto Lakes, 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
Desoto Lakes, 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.
Desoto Lakes, 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 Desoto Lakes, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,513 contributions totaling $254,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 424 contributions totaling $136,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)