South Gate Ridge, FL is a small town located in the southern part of the state. Despite its size, the politics in South Gate Ridge are as vibrant and varied as any other area of Florida. Local government consists of an elected Mayor and Council members who collaborate with state and federal governments to create policies that serve the best interest of the people living in South Gate Ridge. The local government works closely with citizens to ensure their voices are heard through participation in public forums, neighborhood meetings, and outreach programs like town hall meetings. From school board elections to environmental initiatives, South Gate Ridge residents have an opportunity to get involved and contribute to their community's political landscape.
The political climate in South Gate Ridge, 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
South Gate Ridge, 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.
South Gate Ridge, 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 Gate Ridge, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,422 contributions totaling $796,719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,033 contributions totaling $278,222 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)