The politics in Venice, FL is an important topic for the residents of this small beach town. With a population of approximately 21,000 people, the city is governed by a five-member board of commissioners along with the mayor. The mayor and commissioners are elected officials who serve four-year terms and hold regular meetings to discuss issues that affect the community. Citizens of Venice have a say in their local government through public input during these meetings as well as through voting in local elections. Issues discussed at these meetings include zoning ordinances, city budgeting, and development plans. Local political candidates in Venice can be identified through their involvement in civic activities and by attending events such as candidate forums and debates. Together, these elected officials help create an environment where citizens can have a voice in their local government.
The political climate in Venice, FL is somewhat 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
Venice, FL is somewhat 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.
Venice, 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 Venice, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,309 contributions totaling $992,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,932 contributions totaling $845,001 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)