Fort Myers Shores, Florida is a small community of just over 5,000 people located in the heart of Lee County. Politically, it is a diverse town that votes in elections ranging from local school board members to state representatives and senators. The local government works hard to ensure that all citizens feel heard and represented when it comes to decisions that directly affect their daily lives. For example, Fort Myers Shores recently worked with the county commission and legislators to secure funding for a new library and after-school programs in the area. Furthermore, they are actively engaged with local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and work diligently to create job opportunities for residents. Local political candidates often seek support from residents by attending events and hosting rallies in order to gain support for their platform. With strong civic engagement and passionate locals, politics in Fort Myers Shores is an ever-evolving field with plenty of room for growth.
The political climate in Fort Myers Shores, 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
Fort Myers Shores, 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.
Fort Myers Shores, 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 Fort Myers Shores, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 618 contributions totaling $55,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $75,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)