The politics in Anna Maria, FL 34216 are dominated by a mayor-council system. The current mayor is Dan Murphy, who was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 for a second term. The council consists of five members that are chosen at large from the community. These members serve as representatives of the local government and participate in legislation, city budgeting, and other policymaking decisions. Community engagement and involvement are greatly encouraged by the city leaders, who regularly hold workshops and town hall meetings to get feedback from citizens on important topics. Local organizations also have a voice in the political process, making sure that their needs are heard and addressed effectively. With an open door policy for all citizens to access their government officials, Anna Maria’s political system ensures that it is a great place to live for everyone involved.
The political climate in Zip 34216 (Anna Maria, FL) is somewhat 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
Zip 34216 (Anna Maria, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Anna Maria, Florida is somewhat 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.
Anna Maria, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 34216 (Anna Maria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 194 contributions totaling $52,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)