Bradenton, FL is located in Manatee County and is home to a vibrant political culture. The local government is made up of 3 city commissioners and the mayor, all elected by the citizens of Bradenton. These elected officials are committed to making sure that the needs of their constituents are met and they strive to create positive change in their community. Local residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics through various activities such as attending city council meetings, voting in local elections, or volunteering on a candidate’s campaign. 34208 Bradenton is also home to many organizations that promote civic engagement and public policy advocacy such as the League of Women Voters. These organizations offer a variety of ways for residents to stay informed about local politics and participate in meaningful dialogue about important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Zip 34208 (Bradenton, FL) is leaning 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 34208 (Bradenton, FL) is leaning conservative.
Bradenton, Florida is leaning 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 34208 (Bradenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 640 contributions totaling $57,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 266 contributions totaling $316,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)