Manasota Key, FL is a small coastal town in Southwestern Florida. It is known for its white sand beaches and tropical climate. Politically, the town is part of Sarasota county and is represented in the Florida Senate by Senator Joe Gruters. The town's representation in the State House of Representatives is split between District 71 (Representative Will Robinson) and District 72 (Representative Margaret Good). At the local level, Manasota Key is governed by the Manasota Key Commission which consists of five elected officials who oversee issues such as zoning regulations, infrastructure projects, and beach access. In addition to these governing bodies, Manasota Key also has a Mayor who serves as the public face of the community and acts as its chief spokesperson.
The political climate in Manasota Key, FL is moderately conservative.
Charlotte County, FL is strongly conservative. In Charlotte County, FL 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlotte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 36.3%.
Charlotte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manasota Key, FL is moderately conservative.
Charlotte County, Florida is strongly conservative.
Punta Gorda Metro Area is strongly 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.
Manasota Key, 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 Manasota Key, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,217 contributions totaling $299,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 786 contributions totaling $238,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)