The city of Bradenton, FL is a vibrant and populous area. Located in Manatee County, it is the largest community in the region and home to over 56,000 people. It has a long and varied political history with many residents eager to participate in local elections. In recent years, voters in Bradenton have been able to choose between several well-known candidates from both major political parties. These include Republican Vern Buchanan, who currently represents Florida’s 16th Congressional District, as well as Democrat Margaret Good who was recently elected to serve Florida’s 72nd House District. Additionally, local issues such as public safety improvements and environmental preservation are important topics for debate during these elections. With its strong civic engagement, Bradenton has become a hub for political activism and is home to many politically active citizens who want their voices heard on the local level.
The political climate in Zip 34201 (Bradenton, 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 34201 (Bradenton, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Bradenton, 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.
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 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 34201 (Bradenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 712 contributions totaling $145,465 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 382 contributions totaling $52,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)