South Bradenton, FL is an area of Manatee County with a rich history and vibrant culture. The city is home to a wide variety of people from all walks of life, and its politics reflect this diversity. South Bradenton residents are served by the Manatee County School Board, which sets policies for the schools in the region. There are two local representatives on the board that are elected by South Bradenton voters every four years. Every two years, the residents also elect a mayor and five council members who serve as guardians of their community and represent its interests at the state level. During election season, local candidates campaign extensively throughout South Bradenton in order to get their message out to potential voters. Through their voting choices, South Bradenton residents have played an influential role in deciding who leads the city and how it changes over time.
The political climate in South Bradenton, FL is leaning conservative.
Manatee County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Manatee County, FL 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manatee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.5%.
Manatee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Bradenton, FL is leaning conservative.
Manatee 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.
South Bradenton, 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 South Bradenton, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,000 contributions totaling $384,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,190 contributions totaling $478,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)