Estero, Florida is a small town located in southwest Florida. As of 2019, the population of Estero is estimated to be around 33,000 people. The town has a Mayor-Council form of government and is led by Mayor Jim Boesch, who was elected in 2018. The council consists of five members, each elected to serve staggered four-year terms, with elections occurring every two years. In recent years, Estero has become more politically active, with the local residents taking an interest in important political issues such as taxes and public safety. The local candidates running for office are aware that they are accountable to their constituents and strive to make sure their decisions reflect the will of the people and not just special interests or corporate agenda. With all the recent changes happening in the political landscape in Estero, it’s clear that local politicians are working hard to ensure their constituents have a voice and are truly represented on critical matters.
The political climate in Estero, 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
Estero, 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.
Estero, 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 Estero, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,675 contributions totaling $1,374,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,714 contributions totaling $2,080,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)