The politics in 34233 Bee Ridge, FL are highly contested. There are a number of different local political candidates who have been running for office in recent years, but the focus has been on issues such as education, health care, and public safety. The area is diverse and vibrant with people from many different backgrounds and cultures living here. Many residents of 34233 Bee Ridge take their civic duties seriously and get involved in the local politics by voting on important issues related to their community. The residents of Bee Ridge care deeply about the future of their town and its citizens, so they take the time to stay informed about the local political races and vote for candidates that they think genuinely represent them.
The political climate in Zip 34233 (Bee Ridge, 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
Zip 34233 (Bee Ridge, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Bee Ridge, Florida 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.
Bee 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 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 34233 (Bee Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,202 contributions totaling $96,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 331 contributions totaling $77,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)